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mag|pie — «MAG py», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a noisy black and white bird with a long tail and short wings. Magpies are related to the crows and jays. 2. a person who chatters. SYNONYM(S): chatterbox, chatterer, babbler. –adj. of or like a magpie;… … Useful english dictionary
mag — aero·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ism; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·mag·net·ic; cag·mag; he·mag·glut·i·nate; he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion; he·mag·glu·ti·nin; hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia; mag·a·dis; mag·a·dize;… … English syllables
pie — cap·pie; chap·pie; char·pie; clip·pie; crap·pie; drap·pie; es·tam·pie; gym·pie; kap·pie; knop·pie; min·co·pie; nan·pie; pie·bald·ly; pie·bald·ness; pie; pie·dra; pie·gan; pie·man; pie·pou·dre; pie·tà; riem·pie; ri·pie·nist; ser·pie·rite;… … English syllables
Maggot-pie — Mag got pie , n. A magpie. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Magot-pie — Mag ot pie , n. A magpie. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magpie — mag·pie … English syllables
magpie — mag|pie [ˈmægpaı] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Mag female name (from Margaret) + pie magpie (13 20 centuries) (from Old French, from Latin pica)] 1.) a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail 2.) informal someone who likes collecting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
magpie — mag•pie [[t]ˈmægˌpaɪ[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various birds of the genus Pica, of the jay family, having long, graduated tails, black and white plumage, and noisy habits 2) an incessantly talkative person 3) cvb a person who collects or hoards… … From formal English to slang
magpie — mag|pie [ mæg,paı ] noun count 1. ) a noisy black and white bird with a long tail 2. ) AMERICAN someone who talks a lot 3. ) BRITISH someone who likes to collect and keep things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Abraxas grossulariata — Magpie Mag pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
