halcyon
halcyon: adj. & n. --adj.
1 calm, peaceful (halcyon days).
2 (of a period) happy, prosperous. --n.
1 any kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, native to Europe, Africa, and Australasia, with brightly-coloured plumage.
2 Mythol. a bird thought in antiquity to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm. [ME f. L (h)alcyon f. Gk (h)alkuon kingfisher]
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