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Synonyms for peregrine


Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn

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Définition of peregrine

Origin :
  • also peregrin, type of falcon, 1550s, short for peregrine falcon (late 14c.), from Old French faulcon pelerin (mid-13c.), from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, from Latin peregrinus "coming from foreign parts" (see peregrination). Sense may have been a bird "caught in transit," as opposed to one taken from the nest. Peregrine as an adjective in English meaning "not native, foreign" is attested from 1520s.
  • As in roving : adj moving around
  • As in exotic : adj not native or usual; mysterious
Example sentences :
  • Thereafter, Peregrine, to the girls, was always Peregrine-Sarah.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • The Peregrine is as sound as a bell, they say—ah, she is a good ship!
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • It was as large as the Peregrine itself—certainly as large as the cutter.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • Then glancing aloft, he understood how it was that the Peregrine had been recognised.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • All this was well understood of Sir Peregrine by those about him.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
  • The chief fault in the character of young Peregrine Orme was that he was so young.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
  • For young Peregrine there was no need of competitive struggles.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
  • "I hope not, sir," said Peregrine the younger, thinking over some of these things.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
  • Sir Peregrine did not stop to explain what might be the other branch of this alternative.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
  • "Not at all; not at all," said Sir Peregrine, taking her hand and pressing it, as he always did.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope

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