- partridge par·tridge n
- ['pɒːtrɪdʒ]
pernice f
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par|tridge — «PAHR trihj», noun, plural tridg|es or (collectively) tridge, adjective. –n. 1. any one of several kinds of game birds of Europe, Asia, and Africa, belonging to the same family as the quail, pheasant, and peacock. 2. any one of several birds in… … Useful english dictionary
Partridge — Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several related… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Partridge berry — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Partridge dove — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Partridge pea — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Partridge shell — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Partridge wood — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
partridge — par|tridge [ partrıdʒ ] (plural par|tridg|es or par|tridge) noun count a fat brown bird that is hunted for sport and food a. uncount the meat from a partridge … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
partridge — par•tridge [[t]ˈpɑr trɪdʒ[/t]] n. pl. tridg•es, (esp. collectively) tridge. 1) orn any of various rotund, orig. Old World gallinaceous birds of the pheasant family, esp. Perdix perdix, widely introduced in North America 2) orn dial. any game bird … From formal English to slang
partridge-wood — parˈtridge woodˈ noun 1. A hard variegated tropical American wood (genus Andira) of the Papilionaceae, used by American cabinetmakers 2. Oak or other wood speckled owing to attack by a fungus • • • Main Entry: ↑partridge … Useful english dictionary
partridge — par|tridge [ˈpa:trıdʒ US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: perdris, from Latin perdix, from Greek] a fat brown bird with a short tail which is shot for sport and food … Dictionary of contemporary English
