owlery
owlery noun: an abode of owls.
Noun
owlery (plural owleries)
- An abode of owls.
- Or perhaps there is now no heroic wisdom left in England; England, once the land of heroes, is itself sunk now to a dim owlery, and habitation of doleful creatures, intent only on money-making and other forms of catching mice, for whom the proper gospel is the gospel of M‘Croudy, and all nobler...1850 April 1, Thomas Carlyle, “No. III. Downing Street.”, in Latter-Day Pamphlets, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, page 93
- A pen or enclosure for owls.
owlery meaning in Tamil
owlery in Tamil
- ஆந்தைப்பொந்து, ஆந்தைப் பொந்து
Forms of owlery
| plural | owleries |
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Origin of owlery
From owl + -ery.
Questions about owlery
- What does owlery mean?
- Owlery means an abode of owls.
- What is owlery in Tamil?
- Owlery in Tamil is ஆந்தைப்பொந்து, ஆந்தைப் பொந்து. See Owlery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is owlery?
- Owlery is a noun.
- What is the plural of owlery?
- The plural of owlery is owleries.
Words near owlery in the dictionary
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