bunting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bunting	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bunting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bunting n a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}. (b) In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola [d2]nanthe}). (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana Carolina}). See {Sora}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family {Fringillid[91]}). Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana}); the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po[94]c[91]tes or Po[d2]cetes gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow bunting}, {Lark bunting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose.] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals.