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 aglance as one goes.
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Examples
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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
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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
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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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