Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
phœbe .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) See
phœbe .
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- noun Alternative form of
phoebe .
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Examples
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The little grey phebe-birds, the robins and the blue birds were the first harbingers of spring.
The Bark Covered House Nowlin, William, 1821-1884 1876
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"I should call it a phebe-bird," answered the girl, looking up with a twinkle in her black eyes.
Eight Cousins Louisa May Alcott 1860
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A few swallows flitted over the water, we heard the white throats along the shore, the phebe notes of the chicadee, and, I believe, red-starts, and moose-flies of large size pursued us in mid-stream.
The Maine Woods 1858
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The little grey phebe-birds, the robins and the blue birds were the first harbingers of spring.
The Bark Covered House William Nowlin 1852
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Three nests were placed almost contiguous to each other in my piazza: that of a swallow was affixed in the corner next to the house, that of a phebe in the other, a wren possessed a little box which I had made on purpose, and hung between.
Letters from an American Farmer J. Hector St. John de Cr��vecoeur 1774
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The Life of George Peabody: Containing a Record of Those Princely Acts of Benevolence Which Entitle Him to the Esteem and Gratitude of All Friends of by phebe hanaford
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"I've heard of phebe-birds; but I don't believe the real ones could do that," laughed Rose, adding, as she watched with interest the scattering of dabs of soft soap over the bricks, "May I stay and see you work?
Eight Cousins Louisa May Alcott 1860
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