hardhead 音标拼音: [h'ɑrdh
, ɛd]
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Gray \
Gray \ (
gr [=
a ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Grayer };
superl . {
Grayest }.]
[
OE .
gray ,
grey ,
AS .
gr [=
ae ]
g ,
gr [=
e ]
g ;
akin to D .
graauw ,
OHG .
gr [=
a ]
o ,
G .
grau ,
Dan .
graa ,
Sw .
gr [*
a ],
Icel .
gr [=
a ]
r .]
[
Written also {
grey }.]
1 .
any color of neutral hue between white and black ;
white mixed with black ,
as the color of pepper and salt ,
or of ashes ,
or of hair whitened by age ;
sometimes ,
a dark mixed color ;
as ,
the soft gray eye of a dove .
[
1913 Webster ]
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks . --
Sir I .
Newton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Gray -
haired ;
gray -
headed ;
of a gray color ;
hoary .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Old ;
mature ;
as ,
gray experience . --
Ames .
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4 .
gloomy ;
dismal .
[
PJC ]
{
Gray antimony } (
Min .),
stibnite .
{
Gray buck } (
Zool .),
the chickara .
{
Gray cobalt } (
Min .),
smaltite .
{
Gray copper } (
Min .),
tetrahedrite .
{
Gray duck } (
Zool .),
the gadwall ;
also applied to the female mallard .
{
Gray falcon } (
Zool .)
the peregrine falcon .
{
Gray Friar }.
See {
Franciscan },
and {
Friar }.
{
Gray hen } (
Zool .),
the female of the blackcock or black grouse .
See {
Heath grouse }.
{
Gray mill }
or {
Gray millet } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants of the genus {
Lithospermum };
gromwell .
{
Gray mullet } (
Zool .)
any one of the numerous species of the genus {
Mugil },
or family {
Mugilid [
ae ]},
found both in the Old World and America ;
as the European species ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
capito },
and {
Mugilid [
ae ]
auratus }),
the American striped mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
albula }),
and the white or silver mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
Braziliensis }).
See {
Mullet }.
{
Gray owl } (
Zool .),
the European tawny or brown owl ({
Syrnium aluco }).
The great gray owl ({
Ulula cinerea })
inhabits arctic America .
{
Gray parrot } (
Zool .),
an African parrot ({
Psittacus erithacus }),
very commonly domesticated ,
and noted for its aptness in learning to talk .
Also called {
jako }.
{
Gray pike }. (
Zool .)
See {
Sauger }.
{
Gray snapper } (
Zool .),
a Florida fish ;
the sea lawyer .
See {
Snapper }.
{
Gray snipe } (
Zool .),
the dowitcher in winter plumage .
{
Gray whale } (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin .
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
someimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare ; --
called also {
grayback },
{
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
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1913 Webster ]
Gray whale \
Gray whale \ (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin ; --
called also {
grayback }, {
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
sometimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare .
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
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1913 Webster PJC ]
Hardhead \
Hard "
head `\ (-
h [
e ^]
d `),
n .
1 .
Clash or collision of heads in contest . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
(
a )
The menhaden .
See {
Menhaden }. [
Local ,
U .
S .]
(
b )
Block '
s gurnard ({
Trigla gurnardus })
of Europe .
(
c )
A California salmon ;
the steelhead .
(
d )
The gray whale .
See {
Gray whale },
under {
Gray }.
(
e )
A coarse American commercial sponge ({
Spongia dura }).
[
1913 Webster ]
hardheaded
menhaden \
men *
ha "
den \,
n . (
Zool .)
An American marine fish ({
Brevoortia tyrannus })
of the Herring family ({
Clupeidae }),
chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers ; --
called also {
mossbunker }, {
bony fish }, {
chebog }, {
pogy }, {
hardhead },
{
whitefish },
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
Ruddy \
Rud "
dy \,
a . [
Compar . {
Ruddier };
superl . {
Ruddiest }.] [
AS .
rudig .
See {
Rud },
n .]
1 .
Of a red color ;
red ,
or reddish ;
as ,
a ruddy sky ;
a ruddy flame . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
They were more ruddy in body than rubies . --
Lam .
iv .
7 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Of a lively flesh color ,
or the color of the human skin in high health ;
as ,
ruddy cheeks or lips . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Ruddy duck } (
Zool .),
an American duck ({
Erismatura rubida })
having a broad bill and a wedge -
shaped tail composed of stiff ,
sharp feathers .
The adult male is rich brownish red on the back ,
sides ,
and neck ,
black on the top of the head ,
nape ,
wings ,
and tail ,
and white on the cheeks .
The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back ;
grayish below .
Called also {
dunbird },
{
dundiver }, {
ruddy diver }, {
stifftail }, {
spinetail },
{
hardhead }, {
sleepy duck }, {
fool duck }, {
spoonbill },
etc .
{
Ruddy plover } (
Zool .)
the sanderling .
[
1913 Webster ]
Steelhead \
Steel "
head `\ (-
h [
e ^]
d `),
n .
1 . (
Zool .)
A North Pacific salmon ({
Salmo Gairdneri })
found from Northern California to Siberia ; --
called also {
hardhead },
and {
preestl }.
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
The ruddy duck .
[
1913 Webster ]
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