Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of ploceine birds of the subfamily Spermestinæ (or a subgenus of Munia), the type of which is P. oryzivora, the paddy-bird, commonly called Java sparrow.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a genus of Ploceidae
Examples
“_Samsu-iluna_, king of Babylon, 56; builds sanctuary of Belit, 56; builds Dur-padda, sacred to Ramman, 158; his pantheon, 162; builds wall of Zakar in Nippur, 172; builds wall of Lugal-mittu in Nippur, 172.”
“Hammurabi, Samsu-iluna, dedicates a fort, known as Dur-padda, to Ramman whom he addresses as his 'helper', along with several other gods.”
“The headword toad is duly glossed, as padda, karta, and then -- quite needlessly -- illustrated, with this remarkably elucidating sentence: the toad was delighted to see his mother again.”
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