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wren-tit
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[ ren-tit ]
noun
- a small, brown bird, Chamaea fasciata, of the western U.S., resembling a wren and a titmouse, and having a long, tapered tail.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wren-tit1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Was the wren-tit a lonely mother bird who had lost her own little ones, or was she merely an old maid with a warm spot in her heart for other peoples' little folks?
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When she had gone, the wren-tit came back.
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I became so impressed by the wren-tit side of the case that I quite forgot the lazuli note and markings.
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When waiting for the gnats to do something, I heard a little sound in the oak brush by my side, and, looking through the brown branches, saw a wren-tit come hopping toward me.
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When the giant pitched into the brush the wren-tit chattered, and I thought perhaps the jay was teaching him how it feels to have a shoe pinch.
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