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merle

mərl
WordNet
The church reformer Angelus Merula (Engel Willemsz. De Merle or van Merlen). Active on the island of Voorne, in Brielle and Hoogvliet. Condemned to death after imprisonment in Bergen in Hainaut, dies just before being burned at the stake, 1557.
The church reformer Angelus Merula (Engel Willemsz. De Merle or van Merlen). Active on the island of Voorne, in Brielle and Hoogvliet. Condemned to death after imprisonment in Bergen in Hainaut, dies just before being burned at the stake, 1557.
  1. (n) merle
    common black European thrush
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The church reformer Angelus Merula (Engel Willemsz. De Merle or van Merlen), active on the island of Voorne, in Brielle and Hoogvliet. Condemned to death after imprisonment in Bergen in Hainaut, dies just before being burned at the stake, 1557.
The church reformer Angelus Merula (Engel Willemsz. De Merle or van Merlen), active on the island of Voorne, in Brielle and Hoogvliet. Condemned to death after imprisonment in Bergen in Hainaut, dies just before being burned at the stake, 1557.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Merle
    (Zoöl) The European blackbird. See Blackbird.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) Merle
    The common European blackbird, Turdus merula or Merula vulgaris. See cut under blackbird.
  2. (n) Merle
    An obsolete form of marl.
  3. (n) Merle
    A West Indian name for orioles of the genus Cassicus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Merle
    mėrl the blackbird.
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. merle, L. merula, merulus,. Cf. Ousel

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr.,—L. merula.

Usage in the news

Merle Norman @ Elite Salon. navarrepress.com

Merle 's primary job at E & B was hauling heavy equipment on his red low-boy truck. thestarpress.com

Farming was in Merle 's blood and he took enjoyment in being a part of the family farm operation. thestarpress.com

Merle Eugene Barenberg was born on Sept 27, 1944, in Arvada, Colo. swtimes.com

Money Manager Jon ' Merle Hazard' Shayne Visits Athens. netnebraska.org

The NewsHour's Making Sen$e audience knows Jon Shayne as economics song satirist " Merle Hazard". netnebraska.org

"It's a modern take on Mexican street fare with an emphasis on house-made, high-quality ingredients," said Mike Polevchak, Manny & Merle 's general manager, who will help run the restaurant with Assistant GM Emily Tolle. voice-tribune.com

Manny & Merle 's goal is to also book upcoming artists of varying genres. voice-tribune.com

Merle Patterson Effler, 81, died this morning at the Brian Center. newsargus.com

GRENADA — Mr Merle Ray Angle, 65, died Nov 11, 2012. starkvilledailynews.com

Merle Robert Rychner, went to be with his Savior Friday, Oct 19, 2012, faithful servant of his Lord Jesus Christ, outdoorsman, hunter, fisherman, carpenter, brother and uncle. mcrecord.com

MARSHVILLE — Merle Miller, 70, passed away on Nov 1, 2012 at Autumn Care of Marshville. ansonrecord.com

Merle "Bud" Smith, 90, Oskaloosa. ottumwacourier.com

Bennie Merle Pannell, 81, a lifetime resident of Decatur. dentonrc.com

Merle M Hirt, 87, Garvey Manor, Hollidaysburg, died Saturday morning at Garvey Manor Nursing Home after an extended illness. altoonamirror.com

Usage in scientific papers

Merle, Scaling limit of the invasion percolation cluster on a regular tree, in preparation. B.
A random walk on Z with drift driven by its occupation time at zero

Finally we shall briefly present some recent results of Merle and Normand in the super-critical case, in particular an interesting phenomenon of self-organized criticality which arises in this setting.
Coagulation with limited aggregations

Merle and Normand exploited this idea for stochastic coalescence with limited aggregations.
Coagulation with limited aggregations

Merle and Normand focus on the total concentration, say mn t , of atoms (not polymers) in solution at time t, i.e. which have not fallen into the gel before time t of used arms in the solution.
Coagulation with limited aggregations

Finally, Merle and Normand consider the limits m∞ = limt→∞ mt and π∞ = limt→∞ πt .
Coagulation with limited aggregations

Usage in literature

There we looked at the palace and listened to the song of the merles. "Children of the Market Place" by Edgar Lee Masters

It was on the corner of Merle Street and Mavis Place. "The Other Girls" by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

MERLE'S LAST EVENING AT HOME. "The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886." by Various

Good-night, my darling; be good; and good-night, Merle. "The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886." by Various

General Merle, who had won fame at Austerlitz, personally led the charge. "Deeds that Won the Empire" by W. H. Fitchett

For nine months in the year Jean Merle remained in Engelberg, giving himself no holiday, no leisure, no breathing time. "Cobwebs and Cables" by Hesba Stretton

Private Merle D. Hay, Glidden, Iowa. "Winning a Cause" by John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood

Won't Merle and Alice be just frantic when they hear? "For the Sake of the School" by Angela Brazil

Do you say the merle was glad? "Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida" by Ouida

The American boys feel especially grateful to Mr. Merle V. Arnold, of. "The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki" by Joel R. Moore

Usage in poetry
Whene'er I hear the blackbird sing,
Unto the evening sinking down,
Or merl that makes the wood to ring,
To me they hae nae other sound.
"Will Ye No Come Back Again?" by Carolina Oliphant Author object (87)
"I love the Lady of Merle," he said.
"She is not for thee!" her suitor cried.
And in the valley the lovers fought
By the salt river's tide.
"A Ballad Of The Mist" by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Author object (583)
Again the cuckoo called; again
The merle and mavis shook their throats;
The torrent rambled down the glen,
The ringdove cooed in sylvan cotes.
"At The Gate Of The Convent" by Alfred Austin Author object (26)
Fearless across the wide country
Rode the dark Lady Edith of Merle;
She looked at the headlands soft with haze,
And the moor's mists of pearl.
"A Ballad Of The Mist" by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Author object (583)
Deep in the wood where primrose stars
Paled before bluebell's dazzling reign,
The nightingale's sad sobbing bars
Rebuked the merle's too joyful strain.
"The Door Of Humility" by Alfred Austin Author object (26)
I found, and plucked, an autumn—blooming rose,
And shut my eyes, and scented all its savour:
When lo! as in the month the blackthorn blows,
Lambs 'gan to bleat, and merle and lark to quaver.
"An Autumn—Blooming Rose" by Alfred Austin Author object (26)