ouzel

or ou·sel

[ oo-zuhl ]

/ ˈu zəl /

noun

dipper (def. 4).

Origin of ouzel

before 900; Middle English osel merle, blackbird, Old English ōsle, cognate with German Amsel; akin to Latin merula;see merle¹

Words nearby ouzel

out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo, ov-, ova, oval, oval amputation

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Example sentences from the Web for ouzel

His chief anxiety arose from the possibility there was of falling in with the Ouzel Galley.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
Captain Tracy was now able to get about, and even to superintend the repairs of the Ouzel Galley.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
Our ouzel was quietly feeding on the edge of the brook, when Harriet said good-bye as our ponies started up the trail.
Wild Life on the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
He says the ouzel sings all winter, and never minds the weather; also that he never goes far from the stream.
The Children's Book of Birds|Olive Thorne Miller

The robin and the ouzel,—how I love them both, and yet how utterly unlike they are!
The Spell of the Rockies|Enos A. Mills

British Dictionary definitions for ouzel

ouzel

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/ (ˈuːzəl) /

noun

the ring ouzel or water ouzelSee ring ouzel, dipper

an archaic name for the (European) blackbird

Word Origin for ouzel

Old English ōsle, related to Old High German amsala (German Amsel), Latin merula merle 1

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单词	ouzel
释义	ouzel or ou·sel [ oo-zuhl ] / ˈu zəl / noun dipper (def. 4). Origin of ouzel before 900; Middle English osel merle, blackbird, Old English ōsle, cognate with German Amsel; akin to Latin merula;see merle¹ Words nearby ouzel out with it, outwork, outworn, outwrite, outyear, ouzel, ouzo, ov-, ova, oval, oval amputation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ouzel His chief anxiety arose from the possibility there was of falling in with the Ouzel Galley. The Missing Ship\|W. H. G. Kingston Captain Tracy was now able to get about, and even to superintend the repairs of the Ouzel Galley. The Missing Ship\|W. H. G. Kingston Our ouzel was quietly feeding on the edge of the brook, when Harriet said good-bye as our ponies started up the trail. Wild Life on the Rockies\|Enos A. Mills He says the ouzel sings all winter, and never minds the weather; also that he never goes far from the stream. The Children's Book of Birds\|Olive Thorne Miller The robin and the ouzel,—how I love them both, and yet how utterly unlike they are! The Spell of the Rockies\|Enos A. Mills British Dictionary definitions for ouzel ouzel ousel / (ˈuːzəl) / noun the ring ouzel or water ouzelSee ring ouzel, dipper an archaic name for the (European) blackbird Word Origin for ouzel Old English ōsle, related to Old High German amsala (German Amsel), Latin merula merle 1 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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