bald-faced hornet
noun
See under hornet.
Origin of bald-faced hornet
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby bald-faced hornet
balcony,
bald,
bald cypress,
bald eagle,
bald-faced,
bald-faced hornet,
baldachin,
baldad,
balder,
balderdash,
baldhead
Definition for bald-faced hornet (2 of 2)
hornet
[ hawr-nit ]
/ ˈhɔr nɪt /
noun
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet), introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet), of North America.
Origin of hornet
before 900; Middle English
harnete, Old English
hyrnet(u); cognate with Old High German
hornaz (> German
Horniss); akin to
horn
British Dictionary definitions for bald-faced hornet
hornet
/ (ˈhɔːnɪt) /
noun
any of various large social wasps of the family Vespidae, esp Vespa crabro of Europe, that can inflict a severe sting
hornet's nest
a strongly unfavourable reaction (often in the phrase stir up a hornet's nest)
Word Origin for hornet
Old English
hyrnetu; related to Old Saxon
hornut, Old High German
hornuz
Idioms and Phrases with bald-faced hornet
hornet
see mad as a hornet; stir up a hornet's nest.