Wrens
the women’s royal naval service: established in 1917 as an auxiliary to the royal navy.
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family troglodytidae, especially troglodytes troglodytes, of the northern hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
any of various similar, unrelated birds, especially any of several old world warblers.
sir christopher, 1632–1723, english architect.
percival christopher, 1885–1941, english novelist.
a member of the wrens.
historical examples
the pansy magazine, june 1886 various
greyfriars bobby eleanor atkinson
bird houses boys can build albert f. siepert
clarissa, volume 2 (of 9) samuel richardson
the girl scouts in beechwood forest margaret vandercook
dooryard stories clara dillingham pierson
bird-lore march-april 1916 various
from gretna green to land’s end katharine lee bates
out of the ashes ethel watts mumford
the story of opal opal whiteley
noun
any small brown p-sserine songbird of the chiefly american family troglodytidae, esp troglodytes troglodytes (wren in britain, winter wren in the us and canada). they have a slender bill and feed on insects
any of various similar birds of the families muscicapidae (australian warblers), xenicidae (new zealand wrens), etc
noun
(history, informal) (in britain and certain other nations) a member of the former women’s royal naval service
noun
sir christopher. 1632–1723, english architect. he designed st paul’s cathedral and over 50 other london churches after the great fire as well as many secular buildings
n.
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