Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lark
Lark
lark
1. n. 1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the skylark. 2 any of various similar birds such as the meadow lark. Etymology: OE laferce, l{aelig}werce, of unkn. orig. 2. n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a frolic or spree; an amusing incident; a joke. 2 Brit. a type of activity, affair, etc. (fed up with this digging lark). --v.intr. (foll. by about) play tricks; frolic. Derivatives larky adj. larkiness n. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. uncert.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha ~ Date: before 12th century any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color, II. noun Etymology: 3~ Date: circa 1811 a source of or quest for amusement or adventure , III. intransitive verb Etymology: probably alteration of lake to frolic Date: 1813 to engage in harmless fun or mischief, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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