English-Thai Dictionary

finch

N นก ขนาดเล็ก ที่ มี จะงอย สั้น  nok-ka-nad-lek-ti-me-cha-ngoi-san

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FINCH

n. A bird. But finch is used chiefly in composition; as chaffinch, goldfinch. These belong to the genus Fringilla.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FINCH

Finch, n.; pl. Fishes. Etym: [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho,G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ.

 

Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. Bramble finch. See Brambling. -- Canary finch, the canary bird. -- Copper finch. See Chaffinch. -- Diamond finch. See under Diamond. -- Finch falcon (Zoöl.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax. -- To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs. ] "Privily a finch eke could he pull. " Chaucer.

 

FINCHBACKED

FINCHBACKED Finch "backed `, a.

 

Defn: Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle.

 

FINCHED

FINCHED Finched, a.

 

Defn: Same as Finchbacked.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

finch

finch |finCH fɪntʃ | ▶noun a seed-eating songbird that typically has a stout bill and colorful plumage. [The true finches belong to the family Fringillidae (the finch family ), which includes chaffinches, canaries, linnets, crossbills, etc. Many other finches belong to the bunting, waxbill, or sparrow families. ] ORIGIN Old English finc; related to Dutch vink and German Fink .

 

Oxford Dictionary

finch

finch |fɪn (t )ʃ | ▶noun a seed-eating songbird that typically has a stout bill and colourful plumage. ●The true finches belong to the family Fringillidae (the finch family ), which includes chaffinches, canaries, linnets, crossbills, etc. Many other finches belong to the bunting, waxbill, or sparrow families. ORIGIN Old English finc, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vink and German Fink .

 

Spanish Dictionary

finchado, -da

finchado, -da adjetivo [persona ] Que muestra orgullo excesivo por las cualidades o actos propios .SINÓNIMO creído, engreído, hinchado .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

finch

finch /fɪn (t )ʃ /名詞 C 〘鳥 〙フィンチ 〘アトリ科の小鳥の総称 〙.