v. i.
☞ This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. ūle; akin to D. uil, OHG. ūwila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. See
☞ In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of wisdom. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Owl monkey (Zool.),
Owl moth (Zool.),
Owl parrot (Zool.),
Sea owl (Zool.),
Owl train,
n. [ From Owl, v. i. ] One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling, n. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] T. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. [ Dim. of owl. Cf. Howlet. ] (Zool.) A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus). [ 1913 Webster ]
Owlet moth (Zool.),
a. Having eyes like an owl's. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Owl, v. i. ] (O. Eng. Law) The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Affected wisdom; pompous dullness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Glimmering or imperfect light. [ R. ] Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]