Breasted
(imp. & p. p.) of Breast |
Breasted
(a.) Having a breast |
Chicken-breasted
(a.) Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. |
Double-breasted
(a.) Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side |
Hawk
(n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. |
Hawk
(v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey |
Hawk
(v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing |
Hawk
(v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. |
Hawk
(v. t.) To raise by hawking, as phlegm. |
Hawk
(n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. |
Hawk
(v. t.) To offer for sale by outcry in the street |
Hawk
(n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. |
Hawk-eyed
(a.) Having a keen eye |
Hawk moth
() Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. |
Hover-hawk
(n.) The kestrel. |
Pigeon-breasted
(a.) Having a breast like a pigeon, -- the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity |
Rufous
(a.) Reddish |
Sea hawk
() A jager gull. |
Single-breasted
(a.) Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only |
Sparrow
(n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House. |
Sparrow
(n.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. |
Sweet-breasted
(a.) Having a sweet, musical voice, as the nightingale. Cf. Breast, n., 6. |
Vanner hawk
() The kestrel. |
Water sparrow
() The reed warbler. |
Water sparrow
() The reed bunting. |
Winkle-hawk
(n.) A rectangular rent made in cloth |