Complete Definition of "bunting"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ntɪ�|-�ntɪ�

Noun
en-noun

  1. nautical A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  2. Flags considered as a group.
  3. Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  4. Any of various songbirds of the family Emberizidae having short bills and brown or gray plumage.

Translations
trans-top|material from which flags are made
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trans-top|flags as a group
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trans-top|strips of material hung as decoration
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trans-top|bird
Spanish: escribano m
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Russian: ов��нка (ovs'ánka) f
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Derived terms
black-headed bunting
indigo bunting
painted bunting
reed bunting
snow bunting

Category:Birds

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Revision and Credits for"bunting"
  • 2007-11-24 08:32 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/38.99.33.10|38.99.33.10]] ([[User_talk:38.99.33.10|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:UllmannBot|UllmannBot]]

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