Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bird that sings; a singing bird, or songster.
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Examples
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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
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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
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In this way, "song-bird" coffee demonstrates the full range of biological, ecological, and economic benefits possible in agroforestry
Agroforestry 2007
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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.
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A song-bird must have a clean beak to chirp with — no false notes!
A Doll's House 2006
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A song-bird must have a clean beak to chirp with — no false notes!
A Doll's House 2006
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The rose makes remarks regarding the nightingale, and where is that delightful song-bird?
Burlesques 2006
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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
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During a solo performance by South African song-bird Jennifer
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“I must keep up with my little song-bird,” she said.
A Guilty Thing Surprised Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1970
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