sord


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sord

 (sôrd)
n.
A flock of mallards.

[Middle English sorde, from sorden, to rise up in flight, from Old French sordre, from Latin surgere, to rise; see surge.]
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sord

(sɔːd)
n
(Zoology) a flock of mallard ducks
vb (intr)
to ascend in flight
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Sord, Sore

 a flight or flock of mallard in the air, 1470. See also safe.
Examples: sord of mallard, 1470; of ducks.
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His eyes he op'nd, and beheld a field, Part arable and tilth, whereon were Sheaves New reapt, the other part sheep-walks and foulds; Ith' midst an Altar as the Land-mark stood Rustic, of grassie sord; thither anon A sweatie Reaper from his Tillage brought First Fruits, the green Eare, and the yellow Sheaf, Uncull'd, as came to hand; a Shepherd next More meek came with the Firstlings of his Flock Choicest and best; then sacrificing, laid The Inwards and thir Fat, with Incense strew'd, On the cleft Wood, and all due Rites perform'd.
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Other quibbles with the general layout of these scores concern the use of roman type for virtually every word and marking: vocal texts (of course), dynamics, tempo and expression markings, and all kinds of performance indications (con sord., pizz., etc.).
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This is the prettiest low - born lass that ever Ran on the green - sord: nothing she does or seems But smacks of something greater than herself; Too noble for this place.
last year showed that 42% of respondents preferred capsules over any other delivery format (SORD report, 2019)," she said.