Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bird that sings; a singing bird, or songster.

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Examples

  • In Restless, the boy, played by Dennis Hopper's talented son Henry Hopper, indulges an obsession with staring at corpses, until he too "wakes up" and falls in love with the life-loving song-bird quoting Annabel.

    Karin Badt: Cannes Premiere: Gus Van Sant's Restless Too Calm Karin Badt 2011

  • In Restless, the boy, played by Dennis Hopper's talented son Henry Hopper, indulges an obsession with staring at corpses, until he too "wakes up" and falls in love with the life-loving song-bird quoting Annabel.

    Karin Badt: Cannes Premiere: Gus Van Sant's Restless Too Calm Karin Badt 2011

  • In this way, "song-bird" coffee demonstrates the full range of biological, ecological, and economic benefits possible in agroforestry

    Agroforestry 2007

  • Deeper problems, too, were much in his mind: he was already at work on “The Ballad of Reading Gaol,” but before coming to that let me first show how happy the song-bird was and how divinely he sang when the dreadful cage was opened and he was allowed to use his wings in the heavenly sunshine.

    Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions 2007

  • A song-bird must have a clean beak to chirp with — no false notes!

    A Doll's House 2006

  • A song-bird must have a clean beak to chirp with — no false notes!

    A Doll's House 2006

  • The rose makes remarks regarding the nightingale, and where is that delightful song-bird?

    Burlesques 2006

  • We would, indeed, that it were true; but the MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AUDIENCE in the realm prefer FOREIGN melodies to THE NATIVE WOOD-NOTES WILD of the sweet song-bird of Avon.

    Mens Wives 2006

  • During a solo performance by South African song-bird Jennifer

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • “I must keep up with my little song-bird,” she said.

    A Guilty Thing Surprised Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1970

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