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eagle
English
Etymology
From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i???l/
- Rhymes: -i???l
Noun
eagle (plural eagles)
- Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- Synonyms: erne, broadwing
- (US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
- (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
- (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.
Coordinate terms
(golf):
- buzzard
- bogey
- par
- birdie
- albatross
- condor
- ostrich
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- (13th-c. counterfeit coin):
- pollard
- rosary
- mitre
- leonine
- scalding
- crockard
- steeping
Verb
eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)
- (golf) To score an eagle.
Translations
Further reading
- Eagle (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Aegle, aglee
Danish
Etymology
From English eagle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?i???l]
Noun
eagle c (singular definite eaglen, plural indefinite eagler)
- (golf) eagle (two under par)
References
- “eagle” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English eagle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i?l/
Noun
eagle m (plural eagles)
- (golf) eagle
Coordinate terms
- bogey
- birdie
- albatros
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engle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?????l/
Noun
engle (plural engles)
- A favourite; a paramour; an ingle.
- 1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman
- What between his Mistress Abroad, and his Engle at Home, high Fare, soft Lodging […]
- 1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman
Verb
engle (third-person singular simple present engles, present participle engling, simple past and past participle engled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To cajole or coax.
- I'll presently go and engle some broker.
Anagrams
- Engel, gleen, glene
Danish
Noun
engle c
- indefinite plural of engel
Middle English
Noun
engle
- Alternative form of hengel
engle From the web:
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