field nigella, fieldnigelweed

Bot.: Lychnis githago. ( Britten & Holland.) field-notes, s. pl. Surv.: Notes or memoranda as to stations, distances, bearings, ., made by a surveyor while in the field. field-officer, s. Mil.: An officer above the rank of captain, but below that of general; as a major, a colonel, . field-piece, s. Mil.: A field-gun (q. v.). field-practice, s. Mil.: Military exercises or evolutions in the field. field-preacher, s. One who preaches in the open air.