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Bird-eye [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. BIRD'-EYE

2. BIRD'-LIME, noun [bird and lime.] A viscous substance, usually made of the juice of holly-bark, extracted by boiling, mixed with a third-part of nut oil or thin grease, used to catch birds. For this purpose, the twigs of a bush are smeared over with this viscid substance.

Bird-eye [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Smeared with bird-lime; spread to ensnare.

Bird-eye [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A fowler or bird-catcher.

2. A species of Capsicum or Guinea-pepper; a shrubby plant, bearing a small oval fruit, more biting than the other sorts.

Bird-eyed [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.