Definition of Halcion
Hal"cy*on (hăl"s&ibreve;*&obreve;n),
n. [L. halcyon, alcyon, Gr.
"alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.]
(Zoöl.) A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists
restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having
omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta)
of Australia.
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
As halcyons brooding on a winter sea.
Dryden.
Hal"cy*on, a. 1.
Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently
said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm
weather about the winter solstice.
2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed;
happy. "Deep, halcyon repose." De Quincy.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Zoölogy): A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher Halcyon sancta of Australia.
Quotations
*Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a winter sea. — John Dryden
- Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
- Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.
Quotations
*Deep, halcyon repose. — Thomas de Quincey
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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