Definition of Fairy swallow

1. Noun. Fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet.

Generic synonyms: Domestic Pigeon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fairy Swallow

fairy floss
fairy fort
fairy forts
fairy godmother
fairy godmothers
fairy lantern
fairy light
fairy penguin
fairy penguins
fairy primrose
fairy ring
fairy rings
fairy shrimp
fairy snuff
fairy story
fairy swallow (current term)
fairy tale
fairy tales
fairybook
fairybooks
fairycake
fairycakes
fairydom
fairydoms
fairyflies
fairyfloss
fairyfly
fairyhood
fairyhoods
fairyism

Literary usage of Fairy swallow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1877)
"Au African O wl was placed first, second a grand fairy swallow, third a Satinette, fourth a Blondinette, and fifth also. GIVING OIL TO A BIRD. ..."

2. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"Russian trumpeter; 10, fairy swallow; 11, black-winged swallow; 12, fantail; 13, carrier; 14, 15, ..."

3. Rip Van Winkle: Folk-opera in Three Acts by Reginald DeKoven, Percy MacKaye (1919)
"fairy swallow! Kite in the cloudy blue! Over hill and brook and hollow We will follow, follow, Follow you! RIP There! Up there—up there! ..."

4. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1893)
"... while at the trip to the River Sturt some interesting geological feature were noticed, and on the same occasion a group of nests of the fairy swallow ..."

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