Meaning of SWAN
| Pronunciation: | | swân
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- [n] stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
- [v] to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
- [v] sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"
- [v] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
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| | Synonyms: | | affirm, assert, aver, avow, cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swear, tramp, vagabond, verify, wander |
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| | See Also: | | Anatidae, aquatic bird, assure, attest, black swan, claim, cob, coscoroba, cygnet, Cygnus atratus, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus olor, declare, family Anatidae, gad, gallivant, go, hold, jazz around, locomote, maunder, move, mute swan, pen, protest, sail, swan's down, sweep, take, tell, travel, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, tundra swan, whooper, whooper swan | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Swan
Italy-popularizer Frances Mayes, who usually writes about Tuscany, sets her first novel in Swan, Georgia, where the Mason family has ruled for generations. When the bones of a beautiful ancestress who committed suicide are dug up and old secrets surface, the family gathers in Swan to deal with the crisis. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Swan\, n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G.
schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E.
sound something audible.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic
birds belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and allied genera of
the subfamily {Cygnin[ae]}. They have a large and strong
beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful
movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are
white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a
melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
Note: The European white, or mute, swan ({Cygnus gibbus}),
which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in
an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans
of the genus {Olor} do not bend the neck in an S-shaped
curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry,
due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this
genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan
({Olor cygnus}), the American whistling swan ({O.
Columbianus}), and the trumpeter swan ({O.
buccinator}). The Australian black swan ({Chenopis
atrata}) is dull black with white on the wings, and has
the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a
very graceful species and is often domesticated. The
South American black-necked swan ({Sthenelides
melancorypha}) is a very beautiful and graceful
species, entirely white, except the head and neck,
which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a
double bright rose-colored knob.
2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted
for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of
Avon.
3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus.
{Swan goose} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of India ({Cygnopsis
cygnoides}) resembling both the swan and the goose.
{Swan shot}, a large size of shot used in fowling.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a swan in a lake or pond, is a good omen, signaling a future of prestige and wealth. Swans are symbolic of grace, beauty, and dignity. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee. |
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