redpoll, Carduelis flammea
(noun) small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni
(noun) small siskin-like finch with a red crown
Source: WordNet® 3.1
redpoll (plural redpolls)
Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.
(obsolete) A redhead.
• prolled
Source: Wiktionary
Red"poll` (-pl`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small northern finches of the genus Acanthis (formerly Ægiothus), native of Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or rosy. The male of the most common species (A. linarius) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also redpoll linnet. See Illust. under Linnet. (b) The common European linnet. (c) The American redpoll warbler (Dendroica palmarum).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 December 2024
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
