raven
/ˈɹeɪvən/ noun C1- Any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
- A jet-black, often glossy, colour, like that of the plumage of a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1). · Near-synonyms: ebony, onyx
- A flag bearing a raven (etymology 1, noun sense 1), formerly used by some Viking leaders
- preceded by the: Viking military power.
- A person, especially a man, with black hair.
Plural ravens
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He was a fine, tall, slim young fellow of eighteen or twenty, with black eyes, and hair as dark as a raven’s wing; and his whole appearance bespoke that calmness and resolution peculiar to men accustomed from their cradle to contend with danger.
## The Raven and the Swan
A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage.
Supposing that the Swan’s splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools.
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