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.
The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.
An edge or border.
An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
A circumference; a circle; a ring.
An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
To be or come very close; to border; to approach.
To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.