Bunting

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener,
     fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus
     garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.
     See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (Zool.)
     (a) A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the
         size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed


         delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}.
     (b) In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola oenanthe}).
     (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana
         Carolina}). See {Sora}.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
     bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
     A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,
     related to the finches and sparrows (family
     {Fringillid[ae]}).
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
           ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({Emberiza
           hortulana}); the cirl ({Emberiza cirlus}); and the
           black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American
           species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
           gramineus} or {Po[oe]cetes gramineus}); the
           black-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting
           or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax
           nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others.
           See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow bunting}, {Lark
           bunting}.
           [1913 Webster] Bunting

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting
     sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material
     used for that purpose.]
     A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and
     ships' signals.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bunting
       n 1: a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.
       2: any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North
          America

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "bunting":
     Dannebrog, Jolly Roger, Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner,
     Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union Jack, and blue, banderole,
     banner, banneret, black flag, blue ensign, burgee, coachwhip,
     colors, ensign, flag, gonfalon, gonfanon, guidon, house flag, jack,
     long pennant, merchant flag, national flag, oriflamme, pennant,
     pennon, pennoncel, red, red ensign, royal standard, signal flag,
     standard, streamer, swallowtail, tricolor, vexillum, white