eagle

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For the eagle was the bird of Jove, the oak was his sacred tree, and the face of his image standing in his four-horse chariot on the Capitol was in like manner regularly dyed red on festivals; indeed, so important was it deemed to keep the divine features properly rouged that one of the first duties of the censors was to contract for having this done.

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  1. noun Any of various large diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, including members of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus, characterized by a powerful hooked bill, keen vision, long broad wings, and strong soaring flight.
  2. noun A representation of an eagle used as an emblem or insignia.
  3. noun A gold coin formerly used in the United States, stamped with an eagle on the reverse side and having a face value of ten dollars.
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  • They were only heads, but the lion had a mane flowing down over the newel at the bottom, and the eagle was a whole eagle with folded wings and great horny talons on the left-hand side at the top. —  The Case of William Smith - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 14: 1948
  • Simón said she is not certain, but she believes the eagle might be the same one she rehabilitated in 2001. —  The Facts: News
  • He had five birdies on the first nine and two and an eagle on the second nine, although the eagle was a shot out of a bunker.
  •  MESSENGER: During the Sun Dance the eagle is the facilitator of communication between man and spirit. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Perhaps, with time, the eagle will be able to be removed from that protective category as the state has been successful in encouraging the recovery of populations of some other predatory birds in the last few years, like the peregrine falcon and the osprey. —  TimesArgus.com: Sports
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  1. Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila.

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  1. Early modern English also egle; from Middle English egle, from Old French egle, aigle, French aigle = Provencal aigla = Spanish aguila = Portuguese aguia = Italian aquila, from Latin aquila, an eagle (prob. so called from its dark-brown color), feminine of aquilus, dark-colored, brown (cf. Lithuanian aklas, blind): see Aquila, aquiline, etc. The native English name is earn: see earn.
 

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