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Migratory butterfly
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monarch
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Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down) is the debut album by Feist , released on August 24, 1999. It was recorded in Toronto and mixed at Hamilton's Catherine North Studio. Sold primarily at shows, Monarch became an underground hit, even generating a single ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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monarch butterfly \mon"arch but"ter*fly\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A very large red and black butterfly ( Danais Plexippus ) having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a reticulated pattern; -- called also milkweed butterfly and monarch . Its larvae feed ...
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n. a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right [syn: sovereign , crowned head ] large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: monarch butterfly , milkweed butterfly ...
Usage examples of monarch.
Instead of condemning his memory, he piously supposed, that the dying monarch had abjured the errors of Arianism, and recommended to his son the conversion of the Gothic nation.
Under the reign of Justinian, they acknowledged the god and the emperor of the Romans, and seven fortresses were built in the most accessible passages, to exclude the ambition of the Persian monarch.
Besides acquiring by arms such a noble territory in France, besides defending it against continual attempts of the French monarch and all its neighbors, besides exerting many acts of vigor under their present sovereign, they had, about this very time, revived their ancient fame, by the most hazardous exploits, and the moat wonderful successes, in the other extremity of Europe.
The monarch alone assumed the superior pride of still adhering to the simplicity of his Scythian ancestors.
He was received with that affability of manner which was sometimes affected by the Russian monarch.
The monarch instantly retired to his chamber, and, as he lay, trembling with aguish cold, under a weight of bed-clothes, he expressed, in broken murmurs to his physician Elpidius, his deep repentance for the murders of Boethius and Symmachus.
He seemed no nearer than ever to accomplishing his impossible mission of turning over the continent of Alata to a Christian monarch.
The monarch awoke, interpreted the auspicious omen, and obeyed, without hesitation, the will of Heaven.
The cruel and avaricious desires of the monarchs against these thrifty and industrious people added fuel to the flames of the popular passion, and even a fanatic zeal arose among the Jews to perish as martyrs to their ancient religion.
I will content myself with observing that if Madame de Maintenon conceived the first idea of it, it is the great benefactions of the monarch and the profound recognition of the nobility which have given stability and renown to this house.
The fortunate governor presented himself, and the monarch, after honouring him with the title of blockhead, proceeded to scold him roundly.
The place was mobbed by a taunting throng of tatterdemalion humanity, and four grinning Raktumian knights with naked swords kept the bolder ones from approaching too near the captive monarch.
Thus it came to pass that the infatuated monarch gave the impostor the suite formerly occupied by Marshal Saxe.
The monarch came up and accosted them very pleasantly, proposing that they should take part in the game.
Certainly the canaille were beginning to imagine the monarch spontaneously sympathetic to their cause.