skylark

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But a ray of light set Evelyn's portrait singing like a skylark--background, face, hair, dress--cadenza upon cadenza.

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  1. noun An Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) having brownish plumage and noted for its singing while in flight.
  2. intransitive verb To play actively and boisterously; frolic.

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  • In the distance above the market gardens a skylark was singing its heart out. —  Davis, Lindsey - The Course of Honor
  • "These are common birds like the skylark and the grey partridge and less common birds like tree sparrows," Morgan explained. —  Epolitix News
  • He proposed simple solutions such as skylark breeding plots, which farmers are already beginning to take up. —  Epolitix News
  • Vista needs to warm up on start up just like my old '69 skylark, I need to let it run for like 10 minutes before I can get up and going. —  RubyCorner
  • Thus, Little Edie, at the moment of her social debut, wants to flit away like a skylark. —  Slate Magazine
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  1. from skylark, n.; with an allusion to lark.
 

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/ˈskaɪlɑrk/
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