halcyon

IPA: hˈæɫsiʌn

(poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.

Examples of "halcyon" in Sentences

I miss halcyon days of my youth.
Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds.
This myth leads to the use of halcyon as a term for peace or calmness.
Famen Temple entered its halcyon days after formation of the Tang Dynasty.
The private equity industry returns to its halcyon days remains is debatable.
However, those halcyon days for the government worker may be coming to an end.
Halcyon is the ancient Greek name for a bird now believed to be the kingfisher.
It will be an achievement to rank up there with some of the province's halcyon days.
Unfortunately for fans of the football telepathy which we often witnessed in those halcyon days.
Even the halcyon days of club rugby league in Auckland showed the allure of chemical induced success.