skylark

[ skahy-lahrk ]

/ ˈskaɪˌlɑrk /

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noun

a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.

verb (used without object)

to frolic; sport: The children were skylarking on the beach.

Nearby words

skyhome, skyhook, skyjack, skyjacking, skylab, skylark, skylight, skylight filter, skylighted, skyline, skylit

Origin of skylark

First recorded in 1680–90; sky + lark¹

Related formssky·lark·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for skylark

While Skylark is away, in the countryside, they chance upon a vitality that has evaded them for too many years.
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Besides, we'd better eat in the Skylark most of the time, to keep our cook good-natured.
Skylark Three|Edward Elmer Smith
He had a thought, too, that if by any chance Pele should intervene—both the woman and the Skylark might learn.
She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
Two men had started out rather early—the camp's jug delegation to the Skylark.
The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories|Various

Heavy bulwarks were substituted for the light ones that had been a familiar feature of the Skylark.
Callias|Alfred John Church
Of the rest I cannot think any excellent: the Skylark pleases me best, which has, however, more of the epigram than of the ode.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for skylark

skylark

/ (ˈskaɪˌlɑːk) /

noun

an Old World lark, Alauda arvensis, noted for singing while hovering at a great height

any of various Australian larks

verb

(intr) informal to romp or play jokes

Derived Formsskylarker, noun

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Word Origin and History for skylark (1 of 2)

skylark

the common European lark, 1680s, from sky (n.) + lark (n.1). So called because it sings as it mounts toward the sky in flight.

Word Origin and History for skylark (1 of 2)

skylark

"to frolic or play," 1809, originally nautical, in reference to "wanton play about the rigging, and tops," probably from skylark (n.), influenced by (or from) lark (n.2). Related: Skylarked; skylarking.

skylark

noun

verb (used without object)

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British Dictionary definitions for skylark

skylark

noun

verb

Word Origin and History for skylark (1 of 2)

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Word Origin and History for skylark (1 of 2)

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