Avocet \Av"o*cet\, Avoset \Av"o*set\ ([a^]v"[-o]*s[e^]t), n. [F.
   avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zool.)
   A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the
   scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The
   American species is Recurvirostra Americana. [Written also
   avocette.]
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Bluestocking \Blue"stock`ing\, n.
   1. A literary lady; a female pedant. [Colloq.]
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   Note: As explained in Boswell's "Life of Dr. Johnson", this
         term is derived from the name given to certain meetings
         held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation
         with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant
         of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always
         wore blue stockings. He was so much distinguished for
         his conversational powers that his absence at any time
         was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became
         common, "We can do nothing without the blue stockings."
         Hence these meetings were sportively called
         bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them,
         bluestockings.
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   2. (Zool.) The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana).
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