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• bird's-eye — bird s′ eye adj. n. pl. eyes. 1) seen from above; panoramic: a bird s eye view of the city[/ex] 2) superficial; general: a bird s eye view of ancient history[/ex] 3) having markings resembling birds eyes: bird s eye tweed[/ex] 4) pln any of… …   From formal English to slang

• bird's-eye — [bʉrdz′ī΄] n. 1. 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 2. a) a textile pattern of small, diamond… …   English World dictionary

• bird's-eye — /berrdz uy /, adj., n., pl. bird s eyes. adj. 1. seen from above, as by a bird in flight; panoramic: a bird s eye view of the city. 2. omitting many details; hasty; superficial; general: a bird s eye view of ancient history. 3. having spots or… …   Universalium

• bird's-eye — /ˈbɜdz aɪ / (say berdz uy) adjective 1. seen from above: a bird s eye look at the new sub division. 2. general; not detailed: a bird s eye history of music. 3. having spots or markings resembling birds eyes: bird s eye maple. –noun 4. a type of… …  

• bird's-eye — I. noun Date: 1597 1. any of numerous plants with small bright colored flowers; especially a speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) 2. a. an allover pattern for textiles consisting of a small diamond with a center dot b. a fabric woven with this pattern …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bird's-eye — 1. adjective a) Having spots resembling the eyes of a bird b) As if viewed from an altitude; panoramic 2. noun A fabric having a pattern of small circles or …   Wiktionary

• bird — birdless, adj. /berrd/, n. 1. any warm blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard shelled egg. 2. a fowl or game bird. 3 …   Universalium

• Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …   Universalium

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• tapestry — tapestrylike, adj. /tap euh stree/, n., pl. tapestries, v., tapestried, tapestrying. n. 1. a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture… …   Universalium

• Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …   Universalium