Philomel

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The nightingale. poetic

    "As Philomel in summer's front doth sing."

  2. 2
    A musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel-wire strings.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Philomela. Greek, alt-of, alternative

    "Above the antique mantel was displayed / As though a window gave upon the sylvan scene / The change of Philomel, by the barbarous king / So rudely forced; […]"

Synonyms

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canarycuckoolarkmockingbirdnightingalenightingale

Example

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"As Philomel in summer's front doth sing."

Etymology

From philo- + mel(os).

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