mavis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmeɪvɪs/
Etymology
From Middle English mavys, from Anglo-Norman mauvis, from Old French mauvis (“song thrush”).
Meanings
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(poetic) song thrush
At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]
1830, Tennyson Alfred Lord, “"Claribel"”, in Poems Chiefly Lyrical:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mavises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |