summarizing the main points of a topic; summary (esp in the phrase bird's-eye view)
2.
having markings resembling birds' eyes
noun
3. bird's-eye primrose
4. bird's-eye speedwell
5.
any of several other plants having flowers of two contrasting colours
6.
a pattern in linen and cotton fabrics, made up of small diamond shapes with a dot in the centre of each
7.
a linen or cotton fabric with such a pattern
bird's-eye in American English
(ˈbɜrdzˌaɪ)
noun
1.
any of several plants of various families (esp. of the genera Primula and Veronica of the primrose and figwort families) having flowers with centers and petals of contrasting colors
2.
a.
a textile pattern of small, diamond-shaped figures, each with a dot in the center
b.
a fabric with such a pattern
adjective
3.
having markings that resemble birds' eyes
bird's-eye flowers
More idioms containing
bird's-eye
a bird's-eye view
Examples of 'bird's-eye' in a sentence
bird's-eye
The map was a cartographer's bird's-eye view, but the icy mountains unfolded white and hazy and shadowed, outlines blurred and overlapping.
Davis, John Gordon SEIZE THE RECKLESS WIND (2004)
He was wearing another dark blue business suit, this time a bird's-eye which had clearly come from Savile Row.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (2004)
Tiffany lamps sat contented and elegant on long tables of solid bird's-eye maple.