jacobin, n.3
(ˈdʒækəbɪn)
Forms: 7–9 Jacobine, 8– -in.
[a. F. Jacobine, fem. of Jacobin (Jacobin n.1 1); so called from their cowl or hood.]
1. An artificial breed of the domestic pigeon, with reversed feathers on the back of the neck, suggesting a cowl or hood.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury ii. 244/1 The Jacobines..or Cop Headed Pigeons..have..Feathers..almost like a Monks-hood. 1766 Pennant Zool. (1768) I. 218. 1851–61 Mayhew Lond. Labour II. 64 His pigeon-cote..is no longer stocked with carriers, dragoons, horsemen, jacobins. |
2. A humming-bird of the genus Heliothrix, having neck-feathers resembling a hood.
| 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 272/2 13th Race. The Jacobins. Bill short, straight; tail ample or graduated. |
† 3. A kind of French soup (F. soupe à la Jacobine, Littré). Obs.
| 1706 Phillips, Jacobine, a kind of French Potage with Cheese. |