mallard

[ mal-erd ]

/ ˈmæl ərd /

noun, plural mal·lards, (especially collectively) mal·lard.

a common, almost cosmopolitan, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos, from which the domestic ducks are descended.

Origin of mallard

1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French, Old French mallart mallard drake, drake; see male, -ard

Words nearby mallard

malison, malkin, mall, mallam, mallanders, mallard, Mallarmé, mallcore, Malle, malleability, malleable

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Example sentences from the Web for mallard

It launches with an amusing ruse: Bond makes his entrance swimming underwater, disguised by a mallard he wears as a hat.
Best James Bond Opening Sequences: ‘Goldeneye’ & More (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"This is our often abused but ever available 'cash,'" said Mr. Reid, holding up one of the crude bits of metal for Mallard to see.
The Red Miriok|Anna M. Barnes
"The Mallard barn dances are always so much fun," said Lloyd, lingering to give a final touch to her mother's toilet.
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding|Annie Fellows Johnston
A man reduced to haunting Mallard's in his endeavour to escape the law must inevitably sink lower and lower.
The Heart of Unaga|Ridgwell Cullum

His speech was curiously refined and seemed utterly out of place in the office of Mallard's.
The Heart of Unaga|Ridgwell Cullum
Green Drake,—same as yellow except the wings, which must be from a Mallard's feather dyed a yellowish green.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland

British Dictionary definitions for mallard

mallard

/ (ˈmælɑːd) /

noun plural -lard or -lards

a duck, Anas platyrhynchos, common over most of the N hemisphere, the male of which has a dark green head and reddish-brown breast: the ancestor of all domestic breeds of duck

Word Origin for mallard

C14: from Old French mallart, perhaps from maslart (unattested); see male, -ard

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单词	mallard
释义	mallard [ mal-erd ] / ˈmæl ərd / noun, plural mal·lards, (especially collectively) mal·lard. a common, almost cosmopolitan, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos, from which the domestic ducks are descended. Origin of mallard 1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French, Old French mallart mallard drake, drake; see male, -ard Words nearby mallard malison, malkin, mall, mallam, mallanders, mallard, Mallarmé, mallcore, Malle, malleability, malleable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mallard It launches with an amusing ruse: Bond makes his entrance swimming underwater, disguised by a mallard he wears as a hat. Best James Bond Opening Sequences: ‘Goldeneye’ & More (VIDEO)\|Kevin Fallon\|October 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST "This is our often abused but ever available 'cash,'" said Mr. Reid, holding up one of the crude bits of metal for Mallard to see. The Red Miriok\|Anna M. Barnes "The Mallard barn dances are always so much fun," said Lloyd, lingering to give a final touch to her mother's toilet. The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding\|Annie Fellows Johnston A man reduced to haunting Mallard's in his endeavour to escape the law must inevitably sink lower and lower. The Heart of Unaga\|Ridgwell Cullum His speech was curiously refined and seemed utterly out of place in the office of Mallard's. The Heart of Unaga\|Ridgwell Cullum Green Drake,—same as yellow except the wings, which must be from a Mallard's feather dyed a yellowish green. The Teesdale Angler\|R Lakeland British Dictionary definitions for mallard mallard / (ˈmælɑːd) / noun plural -lard or -lards a duck, Anas platyrhynchos, common over most of the N hemisphere, the male of which has a dark green head and reddish-brown breast: the ancestor of all domestic breeds of duck Word Origin for mallard C14: from Old French mallart, perhaps from maslart (unattested); see male, -ard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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