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Look up: sparrow

  1. sparrow
    [n] - any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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  2. Sparrow
    Spar'row noun [ Middle English sparwe , Anglo-Saxon spearwa ; akin to Old High German sparo , German sper ling, Icelandic spörr , Danish spurv , spurre , Swedish sparf , Goth. sparwa ; ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/155

  3. sparrow
    1. <ornithology> One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its...
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  4. sparrow
    true sparrow noun any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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  5. Sparrow
    • (n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. sparrow
    any of a number of small, chiefly seed-eating birds having conical bills. The name sparrow is most firmly attached to birds of the Old World family ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/136

  7. Sparrow
    Sparrow is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `a bird ` The name Sparrow doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Sparrow seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Spa

  8. sparrow
    sparrow, common name of various small brown-and-gray perching birds. New World birds called sparrows are members of the finch family. They were named for their resemblance to the English sparrow and the European tree sparrow (members of the weaver bird family), both introduced in the Americas. Membe...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08461

  9. Sparrow
    Sparrow is a popular name for a genus of finches, of which the best known is the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). The house sparrow is a small, black-streaked brown finch found across the world, though once very common during the later part of the 20th century the sparrows declined rapidly for reasons unknown.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. sparrow
    Any of a family (Passeridae) of small Old World birds of the order Passeriformes with short, thick bills, but applied particularly to the different members of the genus Passer in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Many members of the New World family Emberizidae, which includes warblers, orioles, and buntings, are also ca...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  11. Sparrow
    The `sparrows`, `true sparrows`, or `Old World sparrows` in the family `Passeridae` are small passerine birds. As eight or more species nest in or near buildings, and the House Sparrow and editor = Chris Perrins|Perrins, Christopher | title = The Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds | publisher = Firefly B...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow

  12. Sparrow
    (song) Another song with the same name, written by Graham Lyle and Benny Gallagher, was recorded by McGuinness Flint and Mary Hopkin in the early 1970s. "`Sparrow`" is a 1977 jazz song recorded by singer Marvin Gaye issued on the singer`s 1978 album, Here, My Dear albu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow



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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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