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Definition of Ortolan

1. Noun. Brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy.

Definition of Ortolan

1. n. A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting.

Definition of Ortolan

1. Noun. A small European migratory bunting, ''Emberiza hortulana'', once eaten whole as a delicacy. ¹

2. Noun. (American English) Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ortolan

1. a European bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ortolan

1. A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Synonym: bunting. In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe). In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora. Origin: F, fr. It. Ortolano ortolan, gardener, fr. L. Hortulanus gardener, fr. Hortulus, dim. Of hortus garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See Yard an inclosure, and cf. Hortulan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ortolan

Literary usage of Ortolan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"I/ortolan, Buff. Ois. 1. 305. t. 14—Id. PL EnL 24?. f. 1. male. ... ortolan-Bunting, Arct. ZooL 2. 367. D—Albin, 3. t. 50—Lath. Syn. 3. 160. 5—Id. sup. ..."

2. The Institutes of Justinian: With English Introduction, Translation, and Notes by Thomas Collett Sandars (1853)
"... Droit Romain' of ortolan, and by the first volume of the ' Institutes ' of Puchta. ... been greatly assisted by the French translations of ortolan and ..."

3. Case of the United States, to be Laid Before the Tribunal of Arbitration: To by United States, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal, 1871-1872 (1872)
"... Mr. Theodore ortolan, of the French navy, from ortolan- his practical experience, as well as from his theoretical knowledge and his high reputation as a ..."

4. A Select Glossary of English Words Used Formerly in Senses Different from by Richard Chenevix Trench (1865)
"ortolan. This, the name now of a delicate bird haunting gardens, was once the name of the gardener (hortulanus, ortolano) himself. ..."

5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"... destructive to vegetation and household articles. Some of the strangest insect forms occur in this order. ortolan, or ortolan, a bunting of the pe- nns ..."

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