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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for peregrine
- alien
- alluring
- ambulatory
- arrant
- avant garde
- bizarre
- colorful
- curious
- desultory
- different
- digressive
- discursive
- enticing
- external
- extraneous
- extraordinary
- extrinsic
- far out
- fascinating
- foreign
- glamorous
- imported
- introduced
- itinerant
- kinky
- migratory
- mobile
- nomadic
- outlandish
- outside
- peculiar
- peregrine
- peripatetic
- roaming
- romantic
- strange
- striking
- unfamiliar
- unusual
- vagrant
- wandering
- way out
- weird
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