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Vinony

nightingale

noun

  1. type of bird
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/

name

  1. A surname.

    “After the death of his [Verney's] first wife, he proposed to Florence Nightingale but she refused him. Later he married her sister, and for many years Claydon was Miss Nightingale's second home.”

  2. A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada, named after Florence Nightingale.

noun

Etymology: Named after Florence Nightingale.

  1. A kind of flannel scarf with sleeves, formerly worn by invalids when sitting up in bed.