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The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds.

The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also red waxbill. [Written also amaduvad and avadavat.]

Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures. Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. Blackstone.

a caper. And fraught with antics as the Indian bird That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.

A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house. Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England. Fuller.

One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages.

Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds.

A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.

held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.

Same as Boscage. Thridding the somber boskage of the wood. Tennyson.

Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky.

Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets. Milton.

The cage of a lift or elevator.

hine which moves and carries of supports some other moving object or part. (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or supported; as, a bell carriage.

An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.

Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch.

rter. See Charter party, below. Charter land (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in socage; bookland. -- Charter member, one of the original members of a society or corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part in the first proceedings under it. -- Charter party Etym: [F. chartre partie, or charte part…

A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible. Knight.

To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp. If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped. I. Taylor. Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined. Shak.

Same as Decagram.