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(a) magpie chatters
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magpie — ► NOUN 1) a long tailed bird of the crow family with pied plumage and a raucous voice. 2) a black and white Australian butcher bird with musical calls. 3) a person who obsessively collects things or who chatters idly. ORIGIN probably a shortening … English terms dictionary
magpie — [mag′pī΄] n. [< Mag, dim. of MARGARET + PIE3] 1. any of several jaylike corvids, passerine birds characterized by black and white coloring, a long, tapering tail, and a habit of noisy chattering 2. a person who chatters 3. a person who… … English World dictionary
magpie — I. noun Etymology: Mag (nickname for Margaret) + 1pie Date: 1598 1. any of various birds (especially Pica pica) related to the jays but having a long graduated tail and black and white or brightly colored plumage 2. a person who chatters noisily… … New Collegiate Dictionary
magpie — n. a person who chatters; a person who annoys others by chattering. □ Sally is such a magpie! □ Why do those horrendous magpies all go to the same movies I go to? (ma)hoska [ma haska] 1. n. narcotics; any contraband. (Underworld.) □ The tall… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
magpie — noun 1》 a long tailed bird of the crow family, typically with black and white plumage and a noisy call. [Pica pica and other species.] ↘a black and white Australian butcher bird with a musical call. [Gymnorhina tibicen.] 2》 a person who… … English new terms dictionary
Green Magpie — At the National Zoo. Tail heavily worn. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Chatter — Chat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i. {Chitter}.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. [1913 Webster] The jaw makes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chattered — Chatter Chat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i. {Chitter}.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. [1913 Webster] The jaw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chattering — Chatter Chat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i. {Chitter}.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. [1913 Webster] The jaw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yi Chehyon — (1287–1367) Yi Chehyon was a Korean statesman and scholar who became known, as well, as a painter and writer.Yi Chehyon was an official in the late Koryo dynasty (918–1392), which had instituted a State Civil Service examination in emulation… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
mag|pie — «MAG py», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a noisy black and white bird with a long tail and short wings. Magpies are related to the crows and jays. 2. a person who chatters. SYNONYM(S): chatterbox, chatterer, babbler. –adj. of or like a magpie;… … Useful english dictionary
