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Australian holiday character
The Easter Bilby is an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny and chocolate bunnies. Bilbies are native Australian marsupials that are endangered.
Easter_Bilby
Genus of marsupials
among mammals. The appearance of the bilby has been alluded to as "Australia’s answer to the Easter rabbit". Bilbies are slowly becoming endangered because
Macrotis
Species of marsupial
The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) or often simply bilby, is a long-eared, rabbit-like marsupial found in Australia. It lives in burrows and is active
Greater_bilby
moves to replace the Easter Bunny with the "Easter Bilby" in Australian Easter celebrations. Sibley produced three Easter Bilby books between 1994 and
Irena_Sibley
Australian writer and illustrator
illustrated the Easter Bilby picture book with Ali Garnett, which grew into a series of bilby picture books, including the sequel the Easter Bilby's Secret picture
Kaye_Kessing
Traditions of the Easter holiday
buns and chocolate eggs. The Auckland Easter Show is also an annual tradition. Easter Bilby Easter egg Easter foods Egg decorating in Slavic culture
Easter_traditions
Topics referred to by the same term
books Bilby tower, a type of steel survey tower Bilby (film), an animated short film Easter Bilby, an Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny Bilby's Doll
Bilby_(disambiguation)
Australian chocolaterie
expensive control measures. Since Easter 1993, Haigh's has sold a chocolate Easter Bilby as an alternative to the Easter Bunny with part proceeds from sales
Haigh's_Chocolates
Folkloric figure and symbol
is able to lay eggs on her festival at Easter-time. Christianity portal Domestic and pet rabbits Easter Bilby – Australian holiday character Mad as a
Easter_Bunny
Commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Celebrate Bilbies, not Bunnies, This Easter". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021. Easter at Wikipedia's
Easter
Decorated egg for the celebration of Easter
revealing its location. Balut Century egg Chinese red eggs Cascarón Easter Bilby Egg decorating in Slavic culture Festum Ovorum Kinder Surprise List of
Easter_egg
moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as computus paschalis (Latin for 'Easter computation') – often simply
Date_of_Easter
Aussie village". News.com.au. Veríssimo, Diogo (December 2017). "The Easter Bilby as a counter-marketing strategy for biodiversity conservation". Revista
List_of_fictional_marsupials
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Easter Bunny (Christianity) – Anthropomorphic lagomorph. Easter Bilby (Australian) – Anthropomorphic bilby. Each Uisge (Scottish)
List of legendary creatures (E)
List_of_legendary_creatures_(E)
Liturgy held in Christian churches
The Easter Vigil, also known as the Paschal Vigil, the Great Vigil of Easter, or Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, is a liturgy
Easter_Vigil
Australian to work on farms. Australia portal Cats in Australia CSIRO Hut Easter Bilby Rabbit plagues in Australia Alves, Joel; Carneiro, Miguel (2022). "A
Rabbits_in_Australia
1948 film by Charles Walters
Easter Parade is a 1948 American Technicolor romantic musical film directed by Charles Walters, written by Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert
Easter_Parade_(film)
Germanic goddess
(April), and that this became the English name for the Paschal season: Easter. The Old High German name for April was the cognate Ôstarmânoth, which has
Ēostre
Piece of chocolate in the shape of a rabbit
Hauswirth in a Vienna court, and by the supermarket Lidl in Switzerland. Easter Bilby Lindt Chocolate World (7 April 2015). "How is the LINDT Goldbunny Actually
Chocolate_bunny
Week leading up to Easter
lit. 'Holy and Great Week') commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Holy_Week
Process in marketing
a user Cultural symbols e.g. Australia's Easter Bilby (as a culturally appropriate alternative to the Easter Bunny). Segmenting business markets is more
Market_segmentation
Saturday before Easter Sunday
of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and when Christians prepare for the Christian feast of Easter. The day commemorates the Harrowing of
Holy_Saturday
Mental perception of product or brand
Haigh's Chocolates stopped making chocolate Easter bunnies, replacing them with Easter Bilbies as the culturally appropriate symbol of Easter in Australia.
Positioning_(marketing)
tradition is the story of the Easter Bilby, which seeks to raise the profile of an endangered Australian native, the Bilby whose existence is threatened
Christianity_in_Australia
copies in the two months after its release. Additional books; "Bob Bilby" and "Easter Fun!", a craft book, were released on 3 March 2020, followed by a
List_of_Bluey_books
Tradition in European cultures
was transformed by the process of religious syncretism into the Christian Easter egg. Over time, many new techniques were added. Some versions of these decorated
Egg decorating in Slavic culture
Egg_decorating_in_Slavic_culture
Australian professor of zoology, co-presenter of The Curiosity Show
2016). "The Easter bilby vs bunny: why do we celebrate a devastating pest?". ABC Rural. Retrieved 5 March 2019. Verass, Sophie. "Bilbies, not bunnies
Rob_Morrison_(scientist)
Controversy over the correct date for Easter
Easter began in Early Christianity as early as the 2nd century AD. Discussion and disagreement over the best method of computing the date of Easter Sunday
Easter_controversy
Day after Easter Sunday
Easter Monday is the second day of Eastertide and a public holiday in more than 50 predominantly Christian countries. In Western Christianity it marks
Easter_Monday
Christian observance before Easter
Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation
Lent
Christian holiday commemorating the Last Supper
its Book of Common Prayer denotes the holy day as the "Thursday before Easter". However, the corresponding publication of the US Episcopal Church, which
Maundy_Thursday
Christian holiday
Eastern and Western Christianity disagree over the computation of the date of Easter and therefore of Good Friday. Good Friday is a widely instituted legal holiday
Good_Friday
Festal season in the liturgical year of Christianity
Eastertide (also known as Eastertime or the Easter season) or Paschaltide (also known as Paschaltime or the Paschal season) is a festal season in the liturgical
Eastertide
Easter hymns are hymns dedicated to Eastertide, related to the resurrection of Jesus.
List_of_Easter_hymns
Western Christianity celebration
as Easter Week. Easter Sunday Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday Easter Thursday Easter Friday Easter Saturday Second Sunday of Easter In the
Octave_of_Easter
First Sunday after the Christian celebration of Easter
The Second Sunday of Easter is the eighth day of the Christian season of Eastertide, and the seventh after Easter Sunday. It is known by various names
Second_Sunday_of_Easter
Orchestral piece by Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Easter Festival Overture (15:35) Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra Problems playing this file? See media help. Russian Easter Festival
Russian Easter Festival Overture
Russian_Easter_Festival_Overture
Afro-Caribbean healing and spellcasting tradition
Paravisini-Gebert 2011, p. 162. Bilby 2012, p. 54. Bilby 2012, p. 56. Bilby 2012, p. 55. Bilby 2012, p. 62. Bilby 2012, p. 49. Bilby, Kenneth (2012). "An (Un)natural
Obeah
Foundational Christian doctrine that states that Jesus rose from the dead
Christian faith." It provides the foundation for that faith, as commemorated by Easter, along with Jesus's life, death and sayings. For Christians, his resurrection
Resurrection_of_Jesus
Easter custom
The Paschal greeting, also known as the Easter Acclamation or Easter Greeting, is an Easter (Pascha) custom among many Christian churches, including Eastern
Paschal_greeting
something to do with Easter, or have Easter as a significant part of them, or just contain the character of the Easter Bunny. For Easter specials of regular
List_of_Easter_films
Easter game
An egg hunt is a treasure hunt played at Easter during which children look for hidden decorated eggs or Easter eggs. Real hard-boiled eggs, which are typically
Egg_hunt
Easter celebrations and traditions in Italy
Easter in Italy (Italian: Pasqua, pronounced [ˈpaskwa]) is one of the country's major holidays. Easter in Italy enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy
Easter_in_Italy
Firework-themed festival in Vrontados, Greece
literally 'rocket war') is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος), on the Greek island of Chios in the
Rouketopolemos
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday
The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum (Latin: Triduum Paschale), Holy Triduum (Latin: Triduum Sacrum), or the Three Days, is the Christian period of three
Paschal_Triduum
1971 Easter television special
Easter television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, currently distributed by Universal Television and based on the 1957 novel, The Easter Bunny
Here_Comes_Peter_Cottontail
14th day of the ecclesiastical lunar month
inclusive) is the paschal full moon. Easter is the Sunday following the paschal full moon. In other words, Easter falls from one to seven days after the
Ecclesiastical_full_moon
Traditional Easter game
Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll, is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually played
Egg_rolling
Food associated with Easter holiday
of Easter is associated with various Easter customs and foodways (food traditions that vary regionally). Preparing, coloring, and decorating Easter eggs
Easter_food
Easter-themed television episodes and specials, broadcast on or around Easter, include the following. The holiday itself may or may not feature in the
List of Easter television episodes
List_of_Easter_television_episodes
German tradition of decorating trees and bushes with Easter eggs
bushes with Easter eggs is known as the Ostereierbaum, or Easter egg tree. A notable example is the Saalfelder Ostereierbaum (Saalfeld Easter egg tree)
Easter_egg_tree
Proposals to change the festival date
Various reforms of the date of Easter have been proposed. These proposals include setting a fixed date or agreeing between Eastern and Western Christendom
Reform_of_the_date_of_Easter
Troparion in the Byzantine Rite
ἀνέστη) is the characteristic troparion for the celebration of Pascha (Easter) in the Byzantine Rite. Like most troparia, it is a brief stanza often used
Paschal_troparion
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
help in dealing with." This moveable feast is determined by the date of Easter. The expression "Shrove Tuesday" comes from the word shrive, meaning absolution
Shrove_Tuesday
Observance in Eastern Christianity
is the calculation of the date of Easter (see Computus). Most years, the Eastern Pascha falls after the Western Easter, and it may be as much as five weeks
Great_Lent
Slavic folk and Christian holiday
Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival, except that Orthodox
Maslenitsa
Final period in the life of Jesus, before his crucifixion and death
Latin and German, beginning as early as Laetare Sunday (three weeks before Easter) and continuing through Holy Week. Luther's friend and collaborator Johann
Passion_of_Jesus
is a Golden Retriever who is Bingo's kindy teacher. She has a bilby puppet named Bob Bilby who is the class mascot. Her students take turns taking the puppet
List_of_Bluey_characters
The Christian festival of Easter is celebrated in Latvia as Lieldienas ([lield̪ien̪as̪]). Lieldienas enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday
Easter_in_Latvia
Name for willow trees in early spring
corner. Pussy willow also plays a prominent role in Polish Dyngus Day (Easter Monday) observances, continued also among Polish-Americans, especially in
Pussy_willow
Eastern Orthodox symbol of Resurrection
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. During the ceremony, a prayer is performed after which a fire is lit inside
Holy_Fire
In Swedish folklore, a witch on flying broomstick at Easter
Easter witches (Swedish: påskkärring, 'easter hag', 'easter witch', Finland Swedish: påskhäxa, 'easter witch', Finnish: trulli, 'trulli') is an old Swedish
Easter_witch
1728 oratorio by J. S. Bach
The Easter Oratorio (Latin: Oratorium Festo Paschali; German: Oster-Oratorium), BWV 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote an autograph
Easter_Oratorio
Easter-time Christian ritual
The burning of Judas is an Easter-time ritual that originated in European Christian communities where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is burned. Other related
Burning_of_Judas
Meal that Jesus shared with apostles before crucifixion
Bunny Bilby Cavallo di fuoco Easter seals Food Greeting Parade Pace Egg play Postcard Rouketopolemos Saitopolemos Scoppio del carro Virvonta Easter witch
Last_Supper
Traditional Easter game
jarping, busty's or egg pacqueing amongst many names, is a traditional Easter game involving the tapping of the ends of two hard-boiled eggs. The rule
Egg_tapping
Polish Easter tradition
"the blessing of the Easter baskets", is one of the most enduring and beloved Polish traditions on Holy Saturday during Easter. With roots dating back
Święconka
Ecclesiastical table constructed in 525
Dionysius Exiguus's Easter table is a 95-year cyclic table for calculating the date of Easter, constructed in the year 525 by Dionysius Exiguus. The table
Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table
Dionysius_Exiguus'_Easter_table
Christian moveable feast preceding Easter
Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event
Palm_Sunday
Hollowed-out egg filled with confetti or toys
small toys. Cascarones are common throughout Mexico and are similar to the Easter eggs popular in many other countries. They are mostly used in Mexico during
Cascarón
Event in the New Testament
in the tomb constitutes the real link between his passible state before Easter and his glorious and risen state today." The Entombment of Christ has been
Burial_of_Jesus
1983 animated TV special
Peter and the Magic Egg is a 1983 animated musical Easter television special produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. It is narrated by Uncle Amos the egg, voiced
Peter_and_the_Magic_Egg
Festival music originated in Haiti
originated in Haiti that is used for street processions, typically during Easter Week. The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets called vaksin
Rara_music
Easter in Poland, a public holiday, is one of that country's major holidays, often compared in importance to Christmas. Associated with it are many specific
Easter_in_Poland
Feature of British and Late Medieval Irish pre Reformation church architecture
An Easter Sepulchre is a feature of Late Medieval British and Irish church interior architecture. The Easter Sepulchre is an arched recess generally in
Easter_Sepulchre
German Easter tradition
Osterbrunnen (Easter Well or Easter Fountain) is a German tradition of decorating public wells or fountains with Easter eggs for Easter. It began in the
Osterbrunnen
one week before Good Friday), continues through Palm Sunday, and ends on Easter Sunday, lasting slightly over a week. Many communities observe Spanish-influenced
Holy_Week_in_the_Philippines
("Verandah Santa") and second series ("Christmas Swim"), and an Easter-themed episode ("Easter") aired as part of the second series. The third series contained
List_of_Bluey_episodes
Liturgical period
period of fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days until Easter. Barrow, Mandy (2013). "Shrovetide". Project Britain. Retrieved 7 April
Shrovetide
Traditional basket used at Easter
An Easter basket, also known as a Paschal basket, is a basket used during the Christian Easter season. In different times and places across the various
Easter_basket
Classical music and opera festival
The Salzburg Easter Festival (German: Osterfestspiele Salzburg, sometimes OFS) is a classical music and opera festival held every year over the extended
Salzburg_Easter_Festival
Ethiopian Easter
Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha)] is the Ge'ez, Amharic, and Tigrinya word for Easter, also called Tensae (Ge'ez: ትንሣኤ, "to rise"). In Ethiopia, the most prominent
Fasika
Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
bonds" or "Christ lay in the snares of death"), BWV 4, is a cantata for Easter by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, one of his earliest church cantatas
Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Christ_lag_in_Todes_Banden,_BWV_4
Great Feast in various Christian churches
Bunny Bilby Cavallo di fuoco Easter seals Food Greeting Parade Pace Egg play Postcard Rouketopolemos Saitopolemos Scoppio del carro Virvonta Easter witch
Dormition of the Mother of God
Dormition_of_the_Mother_of_God
Festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday
The Easter parade is an American cultural event consisting of a festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday. Typically, it is a somewhat informal and
Easter_parade
Traditional Easter game
An egg dance is a traditional Easter game in which eggs are laid on the ground or floor, and the goal is to dance among them, damaging as few as possible
Egg_dance
Christian worship service on Easter
Sunrise service is a worship service specifically on Easter Sunday practiced by some Christian denominations, such as the Moravian Church. The sunrise
Sunrise_service
Russian Orthodox commemoration of the departed
commemoration of the departed observed on the second Tuesday of Pascha (Easter) or, in some places (in south-west Russia), on the second Monday of Pascha
Radonitsa
Christian tradition before Lent
opportunity for feasting (including simply eating forbidden items) until Easter. Traditionally it is a day dedicated to eating, when people meet in their
Fat_Thursday
Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
features a bass soloist. It survives as a cantata for the third day of Easter but might be a fragment of a work originally written for Purification. Given
Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158
Der_Friede_sei_mit_dir,_BWV_158
Zoo in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
to participate in an unveiling ceremony at the bilby exhibit. The bilby was eventually renamed "Bilby George" in honour of the little prince who performed
Taronga_Zoo
Easter custom in Northern England
The Pace Egg plays are an Easter custom in rural Northern England in the tradition of the medieval mystery plays. The practice was once common throughout
Pace_Egg_play
Hat worn by women as an Easter tradition
An Easter bonnet is any new or fancy hat worn by women as a Christian headcovering on Easter. It represents the tail end of a tradition of wearing new
Easter_bonnet
Carnival tradition in Northern Europe
children’s fun and family games. Fastelavn is celebrated seven weeks before Easter Sunday and therefore always falls on a Sunday between February 1 and March
Fastelavn
Type of ritual art
symbol. Egg decorating has been associated with the Christian celebration of Easter (Pascha) in recent times, but was practiced independently by many ancient
Egg_decorating
Western Christian tradition practiced at Easter
the cross is a Western Christian tradition practiced at the arrival of Easter, in which worshippers place flowers on the bare wooden cross that was used
Flowering_the_cross
Event from the Gospel of Luke
nach Emmaus, Robert Zünd, 1877 The gospel was the prescribed reading for Easter Monday in Lutheran Leipzig at Bach's time. He composed several church cantatas
Road_to_Emmaus_appearance
Christian religious service
religious service of Western Christianity held during the three days preceding Easter Day, and characterized by a gradual extinguishing of candles, and the strepitus
Tenebrae
Women with myrrh who came to the tomb of Christ
Catholic Churches, the Third Sunday of Pascha (i.e. the second Sunday after Easter) is called the 'Sunday of the Myrrhbearers'. The Scripture readings appointed
Myrrhbearers
from 1 to 7, regarding 1 as Sunday. It was used to calculate the Julian Easter during the Middle Ages. It was derived from the weekday of the first day
Concurrent_(Easter)
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Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Persian Esther, ESTERI means "star."
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Lester.English (East Anglia) : occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English lÇ£ste from lÄst ‘footprint’).
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, English
Eastern Settlement; From East Town
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the holiday name "Easter," which is related to Old English Eosturmónaþ/Eastermónaþ, EASTER means "April."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname from Middle High German agelster ‘magpie’, which was known especially in the Middle Ages for mischievous tricks.English : perhaps a variant of Easter.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English
Americanized spelling of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).English : variant of Coster.The American military officer George Custer (1839–76) was a descendant of a German officer from Hesse by the name of Küster.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Pastor 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Polish pasterz ‘shepherd’.English : generally a variant of Pastor, but possibly in some cases an occupational name for a baker, from an agent derivative of Old French paste ‘paste or dough’.
Boy/Male
English
From the name of the Christian festival, which is based on Eostre, the name of a Germanic spring...
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Paster or Pastor.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Born at Easter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Castor.Americanized spelling of German Kaster.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter ‘eastern’, Old English ēasterra, in form a comparative of ēast ‘east’ (see East).English : habitational name from a group of villages in Essex, named from Old English eowestre ‘sheepfold’.English : nickname for someone who had some connection with the festival of Easter, such as being born or baptized at that time (Old English ēastre, perhaps from the name of a pagan festival connected with the dawn).Translation of the German family name Oster.
Female
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Persian Esther, ESTER means "star."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, CARTER means "carter," someone who uses a cart.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a hypercorrected form of Easter.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Latin, Lebanese, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish, Swedish
Star; Saved the Jews from Annihilation in Persia; Myrtle Leaf; Form of Persian Esther
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon American English Persian
Goddess of the dawn.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Persian Esther, ESZTER means "star."
EASTER BILBY
EASTER BILBY
Girl/Female
German
Pleasant oath.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joslin.The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony’s expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell’s Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Biblical
his banishment; the change of pilgrimage
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Eternally Divine; Lord Vishnu; Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : variant of Lester.English (East Anglia) : occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English lÇ£ste from lÄst ‘footprint’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a shepherd, Middle English schepman (literally ‘sheep man’).English : occupational name for a mariner, or occasionally perhaps for a boatbuilder, Middle English schipman (literally ‘ship man’).
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Shelter
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Illustrious; Honourable
Boy/Male
English American
Place of the hawks.
Girl/Female
Arabic, French, Gujarati, Indian, Muslim
Concord
EASTER BILBY
EASTER BILBY
EASTER BILBY
EASTER BILBY
EASTER BILBY
n.
Alt. of Lotos-eater
n.
A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.
v. t.
To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
n.
One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.
n.
One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
v. i.
To move in a canter.
n.
The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
v. t.
To master thoroughly.
v. t.
To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
n.
That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.
n.
See Caster, a small wheel.
n.
One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept.
n.
One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
n.
The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.
a.
Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.
a.
Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
n.
One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
v. t.
To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
a.
Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
n.
A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.