n. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England;
Devonian age (Geol.),
n. The Devonian age or formation. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Favonius the west wind. ] Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A native or an inhabitant of Livonia; the language (allied to the Finnish) of the Livonians. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district on the Baltic Sea formerly part of Russia, now part of Latvia and Estonia. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
a. See Panslavic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small triangular flag, esp. one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. It. pavone, Sp. pavon, fr. L. pavo. ] (Zool.) A peacock. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a peacock. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. pavoninus, fr. pavo a peacock. See Peacock. ]
a. & n. Same as Slavonian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Same as Slavonic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A native or inhabitant of Slavonia; ethnologically, a Slav. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Same as Vansire. [ 1913 Webster ]