† nape-crestn.
Obsolete. rare.
Either of the two plantain-eaters (turacos) of the genus Crinifer, which have dull brownish grey plumage and a crest on the back of the head.
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1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 220 A third genus consists of the Nape-crests (Chizæris, Swainson), which have a rounded beak approaching that of some Trogons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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- to strike a a person off or out of
- to strike a bad patch
- to strike a balance
- to strike a bargain
- to strike a blow
- to strike a bonanza
- to strike a bum note
- to strike a bustle
- to strike a docket
- to strike a good stroke
- to strike a hag in the post
- to strike a hag into the post
- to strike a hard bargain
- to strike a hull
- to strike a light
- to strike a line (also path
- to strike a medical etc off the register
- to strike a medical practitioner off the register
- to strike a name off or now rarely out of
- to strike a name off or out of
- to strike a person a blow
- to strike a person between the eye
- to strike a person between the eyes
- to strike a person in the eye