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English Dictionary: lark	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for lark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lark n North American songbirds having a yellow breast [syn: meadowlark, lark] a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage Synonym(s): pipit, titlark, lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing any carefree episode Synonym(s): escapade, lark v play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" Synonym(s): frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lark \Lark\, v. i. To catch larks; as, to go larking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lark \Lark\, n. [Perh fr. AS. l[be]c play, sport. Cf. {Lake}, v. i.] A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lark \Lark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Larked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Larking}.] To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[be]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[?]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[84]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[91]virki.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus {Alauda} and allied genera (family {Alaudid[91]}). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus {Otocoris}. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors. Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets ({Alauda arvensis}), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark ({Alauda cristata}), and the wood lark ({A. arborea}). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus {Anthus} (family {Motacillid[91]}) are often called larks. See {Pipit}. The American meadow larks, of the genus {Sturnella}, are allied to the starlings. See {Meadow Lark}. The Australian bush lark is {Mirafra Horsfieldii}. See {Shore lark}. {Lark bunting} (Zo[94]l.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United States. {Lark sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a sparrow ({Chondestes grammacus}), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lark, ND Zip code(s): 58535 Lark, UT Zip code(s): 84065