Lark

[Lark]

A lighthearted, fun episode is a lark. You could describe the wonderful day you spent with friends exploring little fishing towns along the coast of Maine as a lark.

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A frolic; a jolly time.

Noun
any carefree episode

Noun
any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing

Noun
small songbirds resembling larks

Noun
North American yellow-breasted songbirds

Verb
play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

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v. i.
A frolic; a jolly time.

v. i.
To sport; to frolic.

n.
Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors.

v. i.
To catch larks; as, to go larking.

Lark

Lark , n. [Perh fr. AS. l'bec play, sport. Cf. Lake, v. i.] A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Lark

Lark, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Larked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Larking.] To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]

Lark

Lark, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l'bewerce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. lrahha, G. lerche, Sw. l'84rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l'91virki.] (Zo'94l.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudid'91). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors. &hand; The European skylark, or lark of the poets (Alauda arvensis), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark (Alauda cristata), and the wood lark (A. arborea). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus Anthus (family Motacillid'91) are often called larks. See Pipit. The American meadow larks, of the genus Sturnella, are allied to the starlings. See Meadow Lark. The Australian bush lark is Mirafra Horsfieldii. See Shore lark. Lark bunting (Zo'94l.), a fringilline bird (Calamospiza melanocorys) found on the plains of the Western United States. -- Lark sparrow (Zo'94l.), a sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States.

Lark

Lark, v. i. To catch larks; as, to go larking.

A frolic; a jolly time.

To sport; to frolic.

Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudid'91). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and usually, dull, sandy brown colors.

To catch larks; as, to go larking.

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