Definition of Nightengale

Definition of Nightengale

Night"in*gale (?), n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. näktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell.] 1. (Zoöl.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.

2. (Zoöl.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.

Mock nightingale. (Zoöl.)See Blackcap, n., 1 (a).

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

NIGHTINGALE. A soldier who, as the term is, sings out
at the halberts. It is a point of honour in some
regiments, among the grenadiers, never to cry out,
become nightingales, whilst under the discipline of the
cat of nine tails; to avoid which, they chew a bullet.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

A European singing bird, Luscinia megarhynchos in the family Turdidae.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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