The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
A crown imperial.
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
An outside seat on a diligence or carriage.
A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
A variety of green tea.
A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
Very grand or fine.
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.