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Antonyms for teal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : teel
Phonetic Transcription : til


Definition of teal

Origin :
  • "small freshwater duck," early 14c., probably from an unrecorded Old English word cognate with Middle Dutch teling "teal," Middle Low German telink, from West Germanic *taili. As the name of a shade of dark greenish-blue like the color patterns on the fowl's head and wings, it is attested from 1923.
  • As in blue : adj sky, sea color
Example sentences :
  • Other wild ducks and teal may be roasted in about half an hour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • A sharp knife, Babette, for these teal––a duck should be cut, not torn.
  • Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
  • The wood-pigeon is large, and the flesh dark coloured: if properly kept, and not over roasted, the flavour is equal to teal.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • A teal, from fifteen to twenty minutes; and other birds of this kind, in proportion to their size, a longer or a shorter time.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Governor Berkeley named also brant, shell drake, teal, and blewings.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
  • Take a sarcel or teal, and raise his wings and his legs, and no sauce but only salt.
  • Extract from : « The accomplisht cook » by Robert May
  • They've tongues as long as a besom's teal, and fingers as long to poke after 'em.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various
  • The chaps on the Teal made torches of paper soaked in paraffin.'
  • Extract from : « The Magic City » by Edith Nesbit
  • The lakes swarm with mallards, ducks, and a variety of teal.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The lights of a Teal are excellent for adornment, but they have no relation to illumination.
  • Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis

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