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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A nightingale.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The nightingale.

Wiktionary

  1. n. poetic The nightingale.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Poetic Same as Philomela, the nightingale.

Etymologies

  1. Alteration (influenced by French philomèle) of Middle English phylomene, from Medieval Latin philomēna, from Latin Philomēla, Philomela; see Philomela. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Then listen to the lamentations of this inspired and afflicted prophet: they are full of deepest pathos, and uttered in notes sweet as the warblings of philomel.”

    The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome

  • “Birds worthy the fair name of philomel, since they die thus, of and for the love of melody!”

    Treatise on the Love of God

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