fieldfare

[ feeld-fair ]

noun

1. a European thrush, Turdus pilaris, having reddish-brown plumage with an ashy head and a blackish tail.

fieldfare

/ ˈfiːldˌfɛə /

noun

1. a large Old World thrush, Turdus pilaris , having a pale grey head and rump, brown wings and back, and a blackish tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldfare¹

before 1100; Middle English feldefare (with two f 's by alliterative assimilation), Old English feldeware perhaps, field dweller

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldfare¹

Old English feldefare ; see field , fare

Example Sentences

It simply means—'good bye, and we are well rid of you'; when the fieldfare goes, the warm weather comes.

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The eggs number from four to six, and are somewhat like those of the Fieldfare, only not so large.

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Some few instances are on record of the Fieldfare breeding in this country, but these are exceptional.

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The hedge-berries are almost gone; and here the redwing and fieldfare have run along the fence bottom in search of fallen fruit.

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Mr. Fieldfare pursued this course because he had a deep instinct for being in the minority.

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