Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An insect of the family Coccinellidæ; a ladybird or a ladybug.
  • noun In angling: A natural fly used by anglers.
  • noun An artificial imitation of the same, in which the body is of peacock's feather and the wings of red hackle of a cock.

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  • What's going on with you, lady-birds. Why you called lady-cow sometimes?

    November 14, 2016