chanticleer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chanticleer
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Chauntecler, from Old French Chantecler noun use of verb phrase chante cler “sing clear.” See chant, clear
Example Sentences
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He had enjoyed years of regular visits to the gravel garden at Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania, not far from his Swarthmore home.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
Dec. 14 ‘A Chanticleer Christmas’ Choral music with the Grammy-winning all-male a cappella group.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021
An ongoing affair with Hydrangea included the introduction of H. serrata Mountain Mania, which earned a spot at the much-admired Chanticleer Garden in Pennsylvania.
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2021
But aside from a few prominent church choirs and opera choruses, and a handful of small ensembles like Chanticleer or the King’s Singers, choral singing is volunteer work.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019
Gray scarce had done, when Chanticleer The Cock in mourning did appear; Two sons accompanied their sire, Like him in funeral attire, With hoods of crape and torches lighted, And doleful lays they both recited.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various
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