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† ˈhalcydon Obs.
[An incorrect form of halcyon, prob. influenced by L. alcedo kingfisher.]
= halcyon 1. Hence † halcyˈdonian a. [cf. L. alcedonia the halcyon days], calm, tranquil.
1611Coryat Crudities 389 It enioyeth great peace and a very halcedonian time. 1647A. Ross Muse's Interpr. viii. (1675) 145 The Halcyons or Halcydons were said, I think, to be begot of Lucifer. |