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 form of steel skullcap.
Private seclusion.
A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
Something not understood or known.
Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
To make or keep secret.
To hide secretly.
Being or kept hidden.