Bird's-eye Definition
bûrdzī
noun
A fabric woven with a pattern of small diamonds, each having a dot in the center.
American Heritage
Any of several plants of various families (esp. of the genera Primula and Veronica of the primrose and figwort families) having flowers with centers and petals of contrasting colors.
Webster's New World
The pattern of such a fabric.
American Heritage
A textile pattern of small, diamond-shaped figures, each with a dot in the center.
Webster's New World
A fabric with such a pattern.
Webster's New World
adjective
Marked with a spot or spots resembling a bird's eye or eyes, as the bird's-eye maple or a blue flower having a small circular yellow center.
American Heritage
Having markings that resemble birds' eyes.
Bird's-eye flowers.
Webster's New World
Derived from or as if from an altitude or distance; comprehensive.
A bird's-eye survey; a bird's-eye view.
American Heritage
As if viewed from an altitude; panoramic.
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