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Definition of Eyrie
1. Noun. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).
2. Noun. Any habitation at a high altitude.
Definition of Eyrie
1. n. The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie.
Definition of Eyrie
1. Noun. A bird of prey's nest. ¹
2. Noun. Any high and remote but commanding place. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eyrie
1. aerie [n -S] - See also: aerie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyrie
| eygre eygres eying eylettersite eyliad eyliads eyndill eyne eyot eyots | eyr eyra eyras eyren eyres eyrie (current term) eyries eyrir eyry eyselite | eyup ezcurrite ezed ezetimibe ezh ezhes ezine ezines ezo-yama-hagi ezrin |
Literary usage of Eyrie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art and Practice of Hawking by Edward Blair Michell (1900)
"Thus it is rarely that even an experienced falconer can lay hands on a wild hawk
after it has once left the eyrie. The next best thing to be done is to ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Statue, 'twould be sufficient to begin at — Such was John eyrie, Esq. CALDERÓN AND «
THE REGULAR DRAMA." (2°" S. xi. 368 ; xii. 15. ..."
3. A Treatise of Modern Faulconry: To which is Prefixed, from Authors Not by James Campbell (1773)
"Of the Faulcon-gentle from the eyrie. i HAVING ... that hawks bred from the eyrie
are preferable to any whatever which are taken wild. ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly (1894)
"The eyrie generally consists of a mass of dry branches which cross and mutually
support one another, constituting a whole which is fairly resistant. ..."
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