fly-catching thrush

fly-catching thrush
Solitaire Sol`i*taire", n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster]

Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists. --Mrs. R. H. Davis. [1913 Webster]

3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also {solitary}. (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus {Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called the {invisible bird}. [1913 Webster]


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  • invisible bird — Solitaire Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Myadestes sibilans — Solitaire Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pezophaps solitaria — Solitaire Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Solitaire — Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond solitaires… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • solitary — Solitaire Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redstart — /red stahrt /, n. 1. any of several small, Old World thrushes, usually with reddish brown tails, esp. Phoenicurus phoenicurus (European redstart). 2. any of several fly catching, New World warblers, esp. Setophaga ruticilla (American redstart),… …   Universalium

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