(adj) ludicrous, foolish, Syn. wacky, goofy, whacky, zany, cockamamy, silly, sappy, Example:gave me a cockamamie reason for not going; wore a goofy hat; a silly idea; some wacky plan for selling more books

cockateel

(n) small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head, Syn. cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus, cockatoo parrot

cockatoo

(n) white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds

cockatrice

(n) monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance

pink cockatoo

(n) white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage, Syn. Kakatoe leadbeateri

sulphur-crested cockatoo

(n) white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest, Syn. Cacatua galerita, Kakatoe galerita

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cockade

n. [ F. cocarble, fr. coquard vain, OF. coquart, fr. coq cock, prob. of imitative origin. The ornament is so named from its resemblance to the crest of a cock. Cf. Coquette. ] A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seduced by military liveries and cockades. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cockaded

a. Wearing a cockade. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cockal

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] 1. A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone. [ Obs. ] Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

A little transverse bone
Which boys and bruckeled children call
(Playing for points and pins) cockal. Herrick. [ 1913 Webster ]

cock-a-leekie

n. [ From cock + leek. ] A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes; -- called also cocky-leeky. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cockamaroo

n. The Russian variety of bagatelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cockateel

n. (Zool.) A small gray and white Australian parrot (Leptolophus hollandicus, formerly Calopsitta Novæ-Hollandiæ) with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; -- it is so called from its note.
Syn. -- cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Cockatoo

n. [ Malayan kakatūa. ] (Zool.) A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinæ, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested cockatoo (Plictolophus cristatus or Cacatua cristatus), the sulphur-crested (Cacatua galerita or Plictolophus galeritus), etc. The palm cockatoo or great black cockatoo of Australia is Probosciger aterrimus (formerly Microglossus aterrimus). [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Cockatrice

n. [ OF. cocatrice crocodile, F. cocatrix, cocatrice. The word is a corruption from the same source as E. crocodile, but was confused with cock the bird, F. coq, whence arose the fable that the animal was produced from a cock's egg. See Crocodile. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk. [ 1913 Webster ]

That bare vowel, I, shall poison more
Than the death-darting eye of cockatrice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Script.) A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified. [ 1913 Webster ]

The weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's [ Rev. Ver. basilisk's ] den. Is. xi. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any venomous or deadly thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

This little cockatrice of a king. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

桃源

[桃源, táo yuán] same as 世外桃源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; Shangri-la; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la), See Also: 世外桃源 #28153

世外桃源

[世外桃源, shì wài táo yuán] the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; Shangri-la; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la) #31547

桃花源

[桃花源, táo huā yuán] same as 世外桃花源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la), See Also: 世外桃花源 #32568

世外桃花源

[世外桃花源, shì wài táo huā yuán] same as 世外桃花源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la)

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

コカトリス;コッカトリース

[kokatorisu ; kokkatori-su] (n) cockatrice

阿亀鸚哥

[おかめいんこ;オカメインコ, okameinko ; okameinko] (n) (uk) cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

黄巴旦

[きばたん, kibatan] (n) (uk) sulphur-crested cockatoo (sulfur) (Cacatua galerita)

車冠オウム;車冠鸚鵡

[くるまさかおうむ(車冠鸚鵡);くるまさオウム(車冠オウム);かクルマサカオウム, kurumasakaoumu ( kuruma kan oumu ); kurumasa oumu ( kuruma kan oumu ); ka kurumasak] (n) (uk) Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri); Leadbeater's cockatoo

小巴旦

[こばたん;コバタン, kobatan ; kobatan] (n) (uk) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)

大巴旦

[おおばたん;オオバタン, oobatan ; oobatan] (n) (uk) Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis); salmon-crested cockatoo

桃色鸚哥

[ももいろいんこ;モモイロインコ, momoiroinko ; momoiroinko] (n) galah (Eolophus roseicapillus); rose-breasted cockatoo

巴丹

[ばたん;バタン, batan ; batan] (n) cockatoo

鸚鵡

[おうむ;オウム, oumu ; oumu] (n) (uk) (See 鸚哥) (large) parrot (inc. the cockatoo)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

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