English Explanatory Dictionary

philomel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The nightingale.
  2. A musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel-wire strings.
name
  1. Alternative form of Philomela.

Word forms

philomel philomels

Etymology

From philo- + mel(os).

Related words

Philomela
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