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Definition of Nightingale

1. Noun. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song.

2. Noun. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910).

Definition of Nightingale

1. n. A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.

Definition of Nightingale

1. Noun. A European songbird, ''Luscinia megarhynchos'', of the family ''Turdidae''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nightingale

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Medical Definition of Nightingale

1. 1. A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. 2. A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. Mock nightingale. See Blackcap, 1 . Origin: OE. Nihtegale,nightingale, AS. Nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. Yell; cf. D. Nachtegaal, OS. Nahtigala, OHG. Nahtigala, G. Nachtigall, Sw. Naktergal, Dan. Nattergal. See Night, and Yell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nightingale

nightfalls nightgear nightglow nightglows nightgown nightgowned nightgowns nightguard nighthawk nighthawker

nighthawkers nighthawking nighthawks nightie nighties nightingale (current term) nightingales nightish nightjar nightjars

nightless nightlies nightlife nightlifer nightlifers nightlifes nightlight nightlight bulb nightlight bulbs nightlights

Literary usage of Nightingale

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

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"The bill was brought against William nightingale, as executor of Phineas M. nightingale, his father, Mrs. Ellen D. nightingale, the widow, ..."

2. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1890)
"Master Nicholas of Guildford had sung of the contest overheard by him between the Owl and nightingale about two hundred years before Chaucer sang of what he ..."

3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Appeal wax made ; the judge this sentence gave, " You, sirrah, nightingale ! Of music you some smatterings have, And may in time do well ; But for ..."

4. The Epic Songs of Russia by Isabel Florence Hapgood, Francis James Child (1886)
"nightingale returns in time to claim his bride at the wedding feast. The incident, and the treacherous suitor's name, recall the story of ..."

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