'Ragged robin' definitions:

Definition of 'ragged robin'

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noun
Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: ragged robin, cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi]

Definition of 'Ragged robin'

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  • Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
  • 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.] "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Rough; shaggy; rugged. [1913 Webster]
  • What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella Damascena}).
  • Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis (Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
  • Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum orientale}).
  • Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] -- {Rag"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rag"ged*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Raggie

Definition of 'Ragged robin'

From: GCIDE
  • Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.) (a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock. (b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See Indian robin, below. [1913 Webster]
  • Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
  • Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
  • Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
  • Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
  • Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
  • Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings.
  • Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
  • Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
  • Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird (Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the European robin.
  • Robin redbreast. (Zool.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird.
  • Robin snipe. (Zool.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  • Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
  • Sea robin. (Zool.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
  • Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa), native of India. [1913 Webster]