nightingale
101nightingale — night•in•gale [[t]ˈnaɪt nˌgeɪl, ˈnaɪ tɪŋ [/t]] n. orn any of several small Old World birds of the thrush subfamily, esp. Luscinia megarhynchos, of Europe, noted for the melodious song of the male, often heard at night • Etymology: 1200–50; ME… …
102nightingale — /ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl / (say nuytinggayl) noun a small migratory Eurasian bird, Luscinia megarhynchos, of the family Muscicapidae, noted for the melodious song of the male. {Middle English nightyngale, variant of nightegale with epenthetic consonant, from …
103Nightingale — /ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl/ (say nuytinggayl) noun Florence, 1820–1910, English nurse; reformer of hospital nursing …
104Nightingale — n. any small reddish brown bird of the genus Luscinia, esp. L. megarhynchos, of which the male sings melodiously, esp. at night. Etymology: OE nihtegala (whence obs. nightgale) f. Gmc: for n cf. FARTHINGALE …
105nightingale — n. any small reddish brown bird of the genus Luscinia, esp. L. megarhynchos, of which the male sings melodiously, esp. at night. Etymology: OE nihtegala (whence obs. nightgale) f. Gmc: for n cf. FARTHINGALE …
106Florence Nightingale — ➡ Nightingale * * * …
107Mock nightingale — Nightingale Night in*gale, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. n[ a]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.] 1.… …
108НÁЙТИНГЕЙЛ (Nightingale) Флоренс — (Nightingale) Флоренс (1820–1910), англ. медсестра. Организатор и руководитель отряда санитарок во время Крымской войны 1853–56. Создала систему подготовки кадров ср. и мл. медперсонала в Великобритании. Междунар. к том Красного Креста… …
109Nightingale,Florence — Night·in·gale (nītʹn gāl , nīʹtĭng ), Florence. Known as “the Lady with the Lamp.” 1820 1910. British nurse who organized (1854) and directed a unit of field nurses during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing. * * * …
110Nightingale Court — West out of Swan Alley, East Smithfield (Horwood, 1799 Lockie, 1810). Former name: Swan Court (Rocque. 1746 Lond. G. 1758). Removed about 1827 for the formation of St. Katherine s Docks and the adjacent warehouses …
