单词 | owl pigeon |
释义 | > as lemmasowl pigeon owl pigeon n. see sense 5. owl pigeon 5. Any of several fancy varieties of the domestic pigeon characterized by a prominent ruff; a bird of such a variety. Also more fully owl pigeon. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > domestic pigeon > [noun] > other types porcelainc1530 turn-pate1611 light horseman1661 runt1661 smiter1668 helmet1676 mammet1678 Cortbeck1688 turbit1688 turner1688 dragoon1725 finicking1725 Leghorn1725 nun1725 owl1725 petit1725 trumpeter1725 horseman1735 Mahomet1735 barbel1736 turn-tail1736 frill-back1765 blue rock1825 beard1826 ice pigeon1829 toy1831 black1839 skinnum1839 splash1851 whole-feather1851 spangle1854 swallow1854 shield1855 stork pigeon1855 Swabian1855 yellow1855 archangel1867 dragon1867 starling1867 magpie1868 smerle1869 bluette1870 cumulet1876 oriental1876 spot fairy1876 turbiteen1876 blondinette1879 hyacinth1879 Modena pigeon1879 silver-dun1879 silverette1879 silver-mealy1879 swift pigeon1879 Victoria1879 visor1879 ice1881 swallow pigeon1881 velvet fairy1881 priesta1889 frill1890 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Pigeon There are..many sorts of pigeons, such as..Petits, Owls, Spots, Trumpeters, Shakers, &c. 1765 Treat. Domest. Pigeons 125 The owl is..a small Pigeon, very little larger than a jacobine. 1855 Poultry Chron. 3 68/2 Whether the true-bred owl-pigeon ought to have a turned crown. 1899 Q. Rev. Oct. 415 He crossed a white fantail cock with the offspring of an owl and an archangel. 1984 D. F. Ison Fancy Pigeon Standards (ed. 2) 148 Chinese Owl. Origin: Formerly known as the Whiskered Owl, the pigeon probably came from China to Europe in about 1850. 1994 State Jrnl.-Reg. (Springfield, Illinois) (Nexis) 13 Nov. 11 (caption) The Land of Lincoln Pigeon Show at the state fairgrounds livestock center. Above is a Chinese owl pigeon. < as lemmas |
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