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Raven   /rˈeɪvən/   Listen
noun
Raven  n.  (Zool.) A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger, and has a harsh, loud call. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
Sea raven (Zool.), the cormorant.


Raven  n.  (Written also ravin, and ravine)  
1.
Rapine; rapacity.
2.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.


verb
Raven  v. t.  (past & past part. ravened; pres. part. ravening)  
1.
To obtain or seize by violence.
2.
To devour with great eagerness. "Like rats that ravin down their proper bane."


Raven  v. i.  (Written also ravin, and ravine)  To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. "Benjamin shall raven as a wolf."


adjective
Raven  adj.  Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness.





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"Raven" Quotes from Famous Books



... use it subserves among the birds, we all admit the effect and pleasure it produces in ourselves. A world without the song of birds is greatly lacking—such is a desert, where even the harsh croak of a raven is melody. ...
— The Log of the Sun - A Chronicle of Nature's Year • William Beebe
... or delusions, appear in Poe's most widely known work, "The Raven," which has given pleasure to a multitude of readers. It is a unique poem, and its popularity is due partly to the fact that nobody can tell what it means. To analyze it is to discover that it is extremely melodious; that it reflects a gloomy mood; that at ...
— Outlines of English and American Literature • William J. Long
... said, "you do not generally croak, but you are earning the character of the raven for yourself to-night. The thing is growing on you. What IS the use of bringing up unpleasant subjects? You are an old woman." I fear there was the slightest irritation in my voice; but, truth is, the last few days' experiences had left their mark on me, and Hungerford's speech and manner ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker
... "Remember Poe's Raven who still is sitting, never flitting, on the pallid bust of Pallas, just ...
— The Silver Butterfly • Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
... second time. If you had not done so the first night the otter brought me to you I should have been changed into a hooting owl; if you had not done so the second night, I should have been changed into a croaking raven. But, thanks to you, Enda, I am now a snow-white swan, and for one hour on the first night of every full moon the power of speech is and will be given to me as long as I remain a swan. And a swan I must always remain, unless you are willing ...
— The Golden Spears - And Other Fairy Tales • Edmund Leamy


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