teal

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The tourteau and the teal were added to the morsel of broiled bacon; D'Artagnan and his guest bowed, sat down opposite to each other, and, like two brothers, shared the bacon and the other dishes Monsieur," said D'Artagnan, "you must confess that association is a wonderful thing How so?"

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  1. noun Any of several small, short-necked freshwater ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that feed on the surface of the water and often have brightly marked plumage.
  2. noun A moderate or dark bluish green to greenish blue.

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  • There were no fewer than five species of teal, the commonest a dark brown bird with black mottlings; another, very common, was pale grey, the plumage beautifully barred and pencilled with brown and black; then we had the blue-winged teal, a maroon-red duck which ranges from Patagonia to California ; the ringed teal, with salmon-coloured breast and velvet-black collar ; the Brazilian teal, a lovely olive-brown and velvet-black duck, with crimson beak and legs. —  Far Away And Long Ago
  • Her burnished braids stood out against the teal, and she'd attempted to put some color into her cheeks, though it wasn't her best look. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • This color is navy over teal, and it is so very pretty. —  Green apples - a knitting blog
  • The above example will designate a new flash video file other then the default "video. flv", change the color of the interface to a nice shade of teal, and load a jpg preview until the user clicks the play button. —  fullasagoog.com full roast blend
  • Down here, shades are important for navigating: medium blue, teal, and green indicate water of up to 25 feet, while hypnotically beautiful paler blues and greens indicate a drop in depth. —  Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk
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  1. Middle English tele.

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  1. Early modern English teale; from Middle English tele; cf. D). teling, taling, Middle Dutch teelingh, talingh, a teal; origin unknown. Cf. OSc. atteal, atteile, Scandinavian atling, atteling-and (Brunnich, “Ornithol. Borealis,” p. 18, cited in Encyc. Brit., XXIII. 105), the name of a bird mentioned in conjunction with teal.
  2. from teal, v., prob. a variant of till or toll.
 

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