Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having eyes like those of a bird; quick-sighted; catching a glimpse as one goes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Quick-sighted, like a bird; catching a glance as one goes.

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Examples

  • I glanced from this Goliath to his little, bird-eyed spouse, and wondered if he had ever tried to mean business with her.

    THE HUSSY 2010

  • I glanced from this Goliath to his little, bird-eyed spouse, and wondered if he had ever tried to mean business with her.

    The Hussy 1918

  • I glanced from this Goliath to his little, bird-eyed spouse, and wondered if he had ever tried to mean business with her.

    The Red One Jack London 1896

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