BPage 225
- English Word Bird's nest Definition Alt. of Bird's-nest
- English Word Bird's-beak Definition A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.
- English Word Bird's-eye Definition Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view.
- English Word Bird's-eye Definition Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple.
- English Word Bird's-eye Definition A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose (Primula farinosa), and species of Veronica, Geranium, etc.
- English Word Bird's-eye maple Definition See under Maple.
- English Word Bird's-foot Definition A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.
- English Word Bird's-mouth Definition An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called crow's-foot in the United States.
- English Word Bird's-nest Definition The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.
- English Word Bird's-nest Definition The nest of a small swallow (Collocalia nidifica and several allied species), of China and the neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.
- English Word Bird's-nest Definition An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus Neottia (N. nidus-avis.)
- English Word Bird's-nesting Definition Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.
- English Word Bird's-tongue Definition The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
- English Word Bird-eyed Definition Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
- English Word Bird-witted Definition Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.
- English Word Birdbolt Definition A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.
- English Word Birdbolt Definition Anything which smites without penetrating.
- English Word Birdcage Definition A cage for confining birds.
- English Word Birdcall Definition A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.
- English Word Birdcall Definition An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.