English English Dictionary

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

To catch or shoot birds.

Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Alt. of Birdcage

A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.

One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages.

One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.

The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.

A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.

Alt. of Bird's-nest

A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.

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.

Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple.

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.

See under Maple.

A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.

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.