marsh wren

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Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

Following a conversation with Marsh, the two met at a pub in London.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance|Marlow Stern|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The landscape looks something like the marsh behind the Toys ‘R’ Us where Tony Soprano might bury a body in Jersey.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The actual field, where Richard was unhorsed and slain in a medieval marsh, is more than a mile away to the southwest.
Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab|Clive Irving|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since 1977, Star Wars has been an essential touchstone for both Povenmire and Marsh.
‘Phineas and Ferb’ Pilot Disney’s Premier Voyage into ‘Star Wars’|Jason Lynch|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“There are a lot of diehard fans who I think are genuinely worried about Disney doing Star Wars,” admits Marsh.
‘Phineas and Ferb’ Pilot Disney’s Premier Voyage into ‘Star Wars’|Jason Lynch|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sometimes in the case of large plants, cones have been known to occur on the tips of the branches of the Marsh Horsetail.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Herbert Marsh, professor of divinity in the university of Cambridge, England, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The hills disappear some miles above this city, and henceforward to the sea all is flat and tame as a marsh.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Mrs. Wren glanced at the small person whose breakfast she had interrupted.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
It cut its zigzag way through the marsh for many miles, and they could follow its course with the eye but a few feet at a time.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton