cage for birds

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• Birds International — Incorporated or BII (not to be confused with BirdLife International, an environmental non governmental organization and not affiliated with the short lived quarterly publication Birds International by Joe Forshaw) is a company working in the… …   Wikipedia

• cage — 01. We need to get a little [cage] for the cat to take it to the veterinarian in. 02. The orangutan somehow escaped from its [cage], and spent the afternoon in the trees surrounding the zoo. 03. I don t like to keep birds in a [cage]; it seems… …   Grammatical examples in English

• CAGE (J.) — Du compositeur américain John Cage, on peut dire d’ores et déjà qu’il a été l’un des musiciens les plus importants de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle – bien qu’ayant été, et sans doute parce qu’étant le plus contesté. Il n’est certes plus à la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Cage — Cage, n. [F. cage, fr. L. cavea cavity, cage, fr. cavus hollow. Cf. {Cave}, n., {Cajole}, {Gabion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cage — [kāj] n. [ME & OFr < L cavea, hollow place, cage < cavus, hollow: see CAVE] 1. a box or enclosed structure made of wires, bars, etc., for confining birds or animals 2. a fenced in area as for confining prisoners of war 3. any openwork… …   English World dictionary

• cage — [ keıdʒ ] noun count * a container made of wire or metal bars and used for keeping birds or animals in => RATTLE1 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin cavea cavity, cage, from cavus hollow more at cave Date: 13th century 1. a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (as birds) 2. a. a barred cell for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Cage — This very unusual and interesting name has three separate but related interpretations, deriving from the Old French and Middle English cage , cage. The first of these means one who made and/or sold small cages for animals or birds , from the Old… …   Surnames reference

• cage — cageless, adj. cagelike, adj. /kayj/, n., v., caged, caging. n. 1. a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals. 2. anything that confines or imprisons; prison. 3. something resembling a cage… …   Universalium

• cage — n. & v. n. 1 a structure of bars or wires, esp. for confining animals or birds. 2 any similar open framework, esp. an enclosed platform or lift in a mine or the compartment for passengers in a lift. 3 colloq. a camp for prisoners of war. v.tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cage — n. & v. n. 1 a structure of bars or wires, esp. for confining animals or birds. 2 any similar open framework, esp. an enclosed platform or lift in a mine or the compartment for passengers in a lift. 3 colloq. a camp for prisoners of war. v.tr.… …   Useful english dictionary