parrotbeakn.

Brit.

/ˈparətbiːk/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrətˌbik/

Forms:

α. 1800s– parrotbeak.

β. 1900s– parrot's beak.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parrot n.¹, beak n.¹

Etymology: < parrot n.¹ + beak n.¹ In β forms < the genitive of parrot n.¹ + beak n.¹ Compare earlier parrotbill n.

1. Any of various plants with flowers that resemble parrot's beaks; esp. the kaka-beak, Clianthus puniceus (cf. parrotbill n. 3). Usually in form parrot's beak.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun]

heatha700

beeworteOE

leversc725

springworteOE

clotec1000

halswortc1000

sengreenc1000

bottle?a1200

bird's-tonguea1300

bloodworta1300

faverolea1300

vetchc1300

pimpernel1378

oniona1398

bird's nest?a1425

adder's grassc1450

cockheada1500

ambrosia1525

fleawort1548

son before the father1552

crow-toe1562

basil1578

bird's-foot1578

bloodroot1578

throatwort1578

phalangium1608

yew1653

chalcedon1664

dittany1676

bleeding heart1691

felon-wort1706

hedgehog1712

land caltrops1727

old man's beard1731

loosestrife1760

Solomon's seal1760

fireweed1764

desert rose1792

star of Bethlehem1793

hen and chickens1794

Aaron's beard1820

felon-grass1824

arrowroot1835

snake-root1856

firebush1858

tick-seed1860

bird's eye1863

burning bush1866

rat-tail1871

lamb's earsa1876

lamb's tongue plant1882

tar-weed1884

Tom Thumb1886

parrotbeak1890

stinkweed1932

1890 Cent. Dict. Parrotbeak, a plant of the genus Clianthus, especially C. puniceus.

1905 E. L. M. White My N.Z. Garden 92 Clianthus puniceus (Parrot's Beak) is the most gaudy-looking plant possible, here in its native land.

1941 C. Barrett Australia 27 At the base of a very old white gum nodding greenhoods abound. ‘Parrot-beaks’ they are to children who gather them.

1984 T. F. Niehaus Field Guide Southwestern & Texas Wildflowers 244 Parrot's Beak. Pedicularis racemosa. The pale pink flowers consist of a curved, sickle-shaped upper petal (parrot's beak) and 3 lower petals flattened behind it.

1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 268/1 C. puniceus... Glory Pea; Parrot's Beak; Parrot's Bill; Lobster Claw. Everg. shrub erect to 5m.

1995 R. Hyam & R. Pankhurst Plants & their Names 295/2 L[otus] berthelotii coral gem, parrot's beak, pelican's beak. Perennial herb. Flowers scarlet-red with a large keel.

†2. English regional (eastern). The Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica. Cf. parrot n.¹ 3, parrotbill n. 2(a). Obsolete. rare.

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1893 E. W. Dowell in H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) (ed. 2) 49 Allow me to send you a list to supplement that..of local names of shore birds of the North Norfolk coast... Parrotbeak—Puffin.

3. Chiefly Archaeology. A tool that resembles or is likened to a parrot's beak. Cf. parrotbill n. 1.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > of other shape

cleat1611

quarrel1807

half-round1872

parrotbeak1924

1924 Man 24 124 The [stone and bone] industry includes scrapers, awls, burins (among these the parrot-beak), harpoons.., etc.

1924 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 28 344 Jens Paulsen describes a series of flints of early neolithic date... They are classified as hand-wedges.., points.., axes with long cutting edges, ‘parrot-beaks’, knives, [etc.].

2001 BBC Gardeners' World Feb. 87/3 Parrot-beak secateurs have two curved blades that act like scissors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parrotbeak
释义	parrotbeakn. Brit. /ˈparətbiːk/, U.S. /ˈpɛrətˌbik/ Forms: α. 1800s– parrotbeak. β. 1900s– parrot's beak. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parrot n.¹, beak n.¹ Etymology: < parrot n.¹ + beak n.¹ In β forms < the genitive of parrot n.¹ + beak n.¹ Compare earlier parrotbill n. 1. Any of various plants with flowers that resemble parrot's beaks; esp. the kaka-beak, Clianthus puniceus (cf. parrotbill n. 3). Usually in form parrot's beak. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun] heatha700 beeworteOE leversc725 springworteOE clotec1000 halswortc1000 sengreenc1000 bottle?a1200 bird's-tonguea1300 bloodworta1300 faverolea1300 vetchc1300 pimpernel1378 oniona1398 bird's nest?a1425 adder's grassc1450 cockheada1500 ambrosia1525 fleawort1548 son before the father1552 crow-toe1562 basil1578 bird's-foot1578 bloodroot1578 throatwort1578 phalangium1608 yew1653 chalcedon1664 dittany1676 bleeding heart1691 felon-wort1706 hedgehog1712 land caltrops1727 old man's beard1731 loosestrife1760 Solomon's seal1760 fireweed1764 desert rose1792 star of Bethlehem1793 hen and chickens1794 Aaron's beard1820 felon-grass1824 arrowroot1835 snake-root1856 firebush1858 tick-seed1860 bird's eye1863 burning bush1866 rat-tail1871 lamb's earsa1876 lamb's tongue plant1882 tar-weed1884 Tom Thumb1886 parrotbeak1890 stinkweed1932 1890 Cent. Dict. Parrotbeak, a plant of the genus Clianthus, especially C. puniceus. 1905 E. L. M. White My N.Z. Garden 92 Clianthus puniceus (Parrot's Beak) is the most gaudy-looking plant possible, here in its native land. 1941 C. Barrett Australia 27 At the base of a very old white gum nodding greenhoods abound. ‘Parrot-beaks’ they are to children who gather them. 1984 T. F. Niehaus Field Guide Southwestern & Texas Wildflowers 244 Parrot's Beak. Pedicularis racemosa. The pale pink flowers consist of a curved, sickle-shaped upper petal (parrot's beak) and 3 lower petals flattened behind it. 1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 268/1 C. puniceus... Glory Pea; Parrot's Beak; Parrot's Bill; Lobster Claw. Everg. shrub erect to 5m. 1995 R. Hyam & R. Pankhurst Plants & their Names 295/2 L[otus] berthelotii coral gem, parrot's beak, pelican's beak. Perennial herb. Flowers scarlet-red with a large keel. †2. English regional (eastern). The Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica. Cf. parrot n.¹ 3, parrotbill n. 2(a). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1893 E. W. Dowell in H. T. Cozens-Hardy Broad Norfolk (Eastern Daily Press) (ed. 2) 49 Allow me to send you a list to supplement that..of local names of shore birds of the North Norfolk coast... Parrotbeak—Puffin. 3. Chiefly Archaeology. A tool that resembles or is likened to a parrot's beak. Cf. parrotbill n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > of other shape cleat1611 quarrel1807 half-round1872 parrotbeak1924 1924 Man 24 124 The [stone and bone] industry includes scrapers, awls, burins (among these the parrot-beak), harpoons.., etc. 1924 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 28 344 Jens Paulsen describes a series of flints of early neolithic date... They are classified as hand-wedges.., points.., axes with long cutting edges, ‘parrot-beaks’, knives, [etc.]. 2001 BBC Gardeners' World Feb. 87/3 Parrot-beak secateurs have two curved blades that act like scissors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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