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Bird's-eye

//ˈbɜː(ɹ)dz ˈaɪ// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having spots resembling the eyes of a bird. not-comparable
  2. 2
    As if viewed from an altitude; panoramic. not-comparable

    "There is also one of the woodblocks used to print Jacopo de’ Barbari’s revolutionary bird’s-eye panorama of Venice and the lagoon, from 1500."

Adjective
  1. 1
    as from an altitude or distance wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A fabric having a pattern of small circles or diamonds with a spot in each centre. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A kind of tobacco. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A figure found in wood, especially hard maple, resembling tiny swirling eyes disrupting the smooth grain. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A fermata (notation). colloquial, countable, uncountable

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