Philomel

Full definition of philomel

Noun

1. (poetic) The nightingale.
• Shakespeare, Sonnet CIIAs Philomel in summer's front doth sing.
• Anne Finch, A Nocturnal ReverieAnd lonely Philomel, still waking, sings.
• Sir Walter Raleigh, The Nymph's Reply to the ShepherdAnd Philomel becometh dumb.