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  • noun military, historical A proposed but unadopted air-officer rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to air vice-marshal.

Etymologies

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A compounding of the Scottish Gaelic àrd ("chief") + eun ("bird").

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Examples

  • At the G.ardian, a celebration of some writers who died in the last decade: lots there of interest, including G.off Dyer on W.G. Sebald and Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark.

    Light reading 2010

  • The third M.G. Darling sees Meteorite G.ardian (Darling) Knight canceling his contract with Ouri.

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • - mask design for chance #4 before ardian kills me

    on cats & pirates tersa 2007

  • - grin like goddamned idiot over the couple pages of roughs ardian sent me for chance 2

    thinks to do today gaueko_izar 2006

  • Secretary: G.orge G. Chapin, 603 G.ardian Life Bldg.,

    The Story of The American Legion George Seay Wheat

  • [(AF) 5.4 (TER more than a month\222s daily) 29.4 (attendance on Mr. Selden, my) 29.4 (g) 9.4 (u) -0.6 (ardian has at last)] TJ

    The Wife; or, Caroline Herbert 1813

  • [(My) 29.3 (g) 9.3 (u) -0.7 (ardian, foreseeing) 9.3 (some trouble from this knavish proceeding) 9.3 (,) -0.7 (determined)] TJ

    The Wife; or, Caroline Herbert 1813

  • [(How happy) 29.4 (must Miss W) -6.6 (oodford think herself in such a g) 9.4 (u) -0.6 (ardian as my) 29.4 (brother,)] TJ

    The Wife; or, Caroline Herbert 1813

  • [(but as Mr. Herbert appears in the character of her g) 9.3 (u) -0.7 (ardian, it is thoug) 9.3 (ht to be too much in)] TJ

    The Wife; or, Caroline Herbert 1813

  • [(Mr. Herbert, when I) 22.3 (asked his advice, only) 29.3 (said, that as my) 29.3 (g) 9.3 (u) -0.7 (ardian, and Mr.)]

    The Wife; or, Caroline Herbert 1813

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