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1.NounA kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
2.NounThe dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
3.NounA tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
4.AdjectivePertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
5.AdjectiveCalm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
6.Adjective↑ Jespersen, Otto (1909), A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 12.22, page 342.