mew gull
11mew — mew1 [myo͞o] n. [ME mewe < OFr mue < muer, to change, molt < L mutare, to change: see MUTATE] 1. a cage, as for hawks while molting 2. a secret place or den 3. Obs. a place of confinement: See also MEWS vt. 1. [ …
12Mew — Mew, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m[ o]we, OHG. m?h, Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus}); called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}. [1913 Webster] …
13mew — ► VERB ▪ (of a cat or gull) make a characteristic high pitched crying noise. ► NOUN ▪ a mewing noise. ORIGIN imitative …
14gull — {{11}}gull (n.1) shore bird, early 15c. (in a cook book), probably from Brythonic Celtic, Cf. Welsh gwylan gull, Cornish guilan, Breton goelann; all from O.Celt. *voilenno . Replaced O.E. mæw (see MEW (Cf. mew) (n.1)). {{12}}gull (n.2) cant …
15mew — I [[t]myu[/t]] 1) the cry of a cat 2) the cry of a gull 3) to emit a mew • Etymology: 1275–1325 II mew [[t]myu[/t]] n. orn a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and NW North America • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE mǣwe, c. OSmēu, MDmēwe III mew… …
16mew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mǣw; akin to Old Norse mār gull Date: before 12th century gull; especially a small gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and western North America II. verb Etymology: Middle English mewen, of imitative… …
17Mew — Recorded as Mew, Mewe, Mewes, Mews and the diminutives Mewett and Mewitt, this is an English surname. It has at least two possible origins, one of which may be French. The first is a nickname from the Old English pre 7th century word meaw meaning …
18mew — {{11}}mew (n.1) seagull, O.E. mæw, from P.Gmc. *maigwis (Cf. O.S. mew, Fris. meau, M.Du., M.L.G. mewe, Du. meeuw gull ), imitative of its cry. Old French moue (Mod.Fr. mouette) and Lith. mevas are Germanic loan words. {{12}}mew …
19mew — mew1 verb (of a cat or gull) make a characteristic high pitched crying noise. noun a mewing noise. Origin ME: imitative. mew2 Falconry noun a cage or building for trained hawks, especially while they are moulting. verb 1》 (of a trained hawk)… …
20mew — I. /mju / (say myooh) noun 1. the sound a cat makes. –verb (i) 2. to make this sound. {imitative} II. /mju / (say myooh) noun a seagull, especially the common gull, Larus canus, of Europe. {Middle English mewe, Old English mǣw} III. /mju / (say… …
