Merlin

Definitions

1. A wizard in the Arthurian legend.
2. A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
3. A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors.
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4. A male given name.
5. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.

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Examples

“The gentle falcon, that with its feet distraineth / The kingës hand; the hardy sperhawke eke, / The quailës foe; the merlion that paineth / Himself full oft the larkë for to seek⟳; [...]”

“Smaller and less powerful falcons included the merlon, the hobby, and the kesterel.”

“I NEXT paſſed into the choir; a ſcene of transformation indeed! I had been accuſtomed to contemplate here a far different order⟳ of things. Our profeſſional Merlins have⟳ waved their wands to ſome purpoſe; and all view⟳, as their familiars invited me to believe⟳, was to be given up to the momentary glance⟳ at an Eidophuſicon ſhew of the Reſurrection filling the Eaſt window in that ſpot late our Lady’s chapel, now the termination of the choir.”

“It is a game of chemistry and confidence, where players of gold often make⟳ teams of lead⟳, and vice versa. Coaches are like⟳ Merlins madly mixing metals, searching for “the right combination,” even if it contradicts common sense⟳.”

“Music, art, entertainment, medicine, and science are being changed before our very eyes by technological Merlins waving silicon wands.”

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