bunting

¹bun·ting

noun \ˈbən-tiŋ\

Definition of BUNTING

: any of various stout-billed passerine birds (families Cardinalidae and Emberizidae) of which some are grouped with the cardinal and some with the New World sparrows — compare indigo bunting, painted bunting

Origin of BUNTING

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

²bunting

noun

Definition of BUNTING

1

: a lightweight loosely woven fabric used chiefly for flags and festive decorations

2

a : flags

b : decorations especially in the colors of the national flag

Origin of BUNTING

perhaps from English dialect bunt (to sift)

First Known Use: 1711

Other Textiles Terms

batt, bias, brocade, duck, flock, lawn, toile

³bunting

noun

Definition of BUNTING

: an infant's hooded garment made of napped fabric

Origin of BUNTING

term of endearment in the nursery rhyme “Bye, baby bunting”

First Known Use: 1922

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

bunting

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Painted bunting (Passerina ciris)—E.R. Degginger/EB Inc.

Common name for any of about 50 species of finch, 40 of which are found in the Old World genus Emberiza, as well as certain similar species found in the New World. All belong to the family Fringillidae, and many are recognizable by strongly patterned heads or bright colours. Emberiza species are seed eaters that commonly breed in temperate Eurasia and from northern Africa to India. The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) breeds in the far north, and the lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) inhabits the U.S. Great Plains. U.S. species include the indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) and the painted bunting (P. ciris). The male painted bunting, with red, green, and blue feathers, is the most colourful bird that breeds in the U.S.