Толковый словарь английского языка - raven
Raven
raven
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hræfn; akin to Old High German hraban ~, Latin corvus, Greek korax Date: before 12th century a large glossy black corvine bird (Corvus corax) of Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and America, II. adjective Date: 1588 shiny and black like a ~'s feathers , III. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle French raviner to rush, take by force, from ravine rapine Date: 1530 intransitive verb to feed greedily, to prowl for food ; prey , plunder , transitive verb to devour greedily, despoil , ~er noun
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1. n. & adj. --n. a large glossy blue-black crow, Corvus corax, feeding chiefly on carrion etc., having a hoarse cry. --adj. glossy black (raven tresses). Etymology: OE hr{aelig}fn f. Gmc 2. v. 1 intr. a plunder. b (foll. by after) seek prey or booty. c (foll. by about) go plundering. d prowl for prey (ravening beast). 2 a tr. devour voraciously. b intr. (usu. foll. by for) have a ravenous appetite. c intr. (often foll. by on) feed voraciously. Etymology: OF raviner ravage ult. f. L rapina RAPINE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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