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jonque

jonque noun: a canary that is of a single color with no dark feathers.

Noun

jonque (plural jonques)

  1. A canary that is of a single color with no dark feathers.
    • I know not, indeed, if the artist could give the beautiful orange which distinguish ^([sic]) the jonque, or the mellowness of tint that pervades the mealy.1800, The New and Complete Canary-bird Fancier, page 8
    • Canary-birds, however, are not likely to become extinct; […] each flock is said to have its own peculiar song, but we must not think the "jonques," so popular among us, form the majority in a flock.1865, All the Year Round, volumes 13-14, page 85

Forms of jonque

pluraljonques

Questions about jonque

What does jonque mean?
Jonque means a canary that is of a single color with no dark feathers.
What part of speech is jonque?
Jonque is a noun.
What is the plural of jonque?
The plural of jonque is jonques.

Words near jonque in the dictionary

  1. Jonny-come-lately
  2. jonnycake
  3. jonnycakes
  4. jonokuchi
  5. Jonovich
  6. jonque
  7. jonques
  8. jonquil
  9. jonquill
  10. jonquille
  11. jonquilles

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