hooded warbler

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noun

a wood warbler, Wilsonia citrina, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and having a black head and throat with a yellow face.

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Origin of hooded warbler

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

In other instances, naked detainees were hooded and dragged up and down corridors while subject to physical abuse.
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He was kept in total darkness, kept cold, had music blasted at him and was shackled and hooded.
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She went as calm as a hooded falcon after he covered her head with the sheet.
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You can now find her hooded image on cars, necklaces, votive candles, tattoos, and altars across Mexico and the United States.
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They can only be grateful to be equipped and trained with full body hazmat suits complete with hooded face masks.
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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
They were hidden by the bend of the hooded passage, alone in the filtered light that struggled up the gloomy halls.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
He switched on a hooded reading-light beside the bed and turned it so that its rays fell on the small occupant.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond
Then, removing his ulster, he drew the hooded adikey over his head.
Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace
One of the most gorgeous tenants of this valley was Wilson's warbler.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser