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ea·gle
I. \ˈēgəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English egle, from Old French egle, aigle, from Latin aquila
1. : any of various large diurnal birds of prey (family Accipitridae) noted for their strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and powers of flight — see aquila, bald eagle, golden eagle, harpy eagle, imperial eagle, sea eagle
2. : any of various figures or representations of an eagle especially when used as an emblem or symbol: as
a. : the standard of the ancient Romans
b. : the seal or standard of any nation having an eagle as emblem (as the United States or France under the Bonapartes)
c. or eagle lectern : a lectern whose brass or wooden book support is shaped like an eagle with outspread wings
d. : one of a pair of silver insignia of rank worn by a colonel in the army, marine corps, or air force and by a captain in the navy or coast guard
e. : a green conventionalized figure of an eagle that is used as the identifying symbol of the fifth suit in 5-suit packs of playing cards manufactured in the United States
f. or eaglebird \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : a compartment on some roulette wheels marked with an eagle and equivalent to the zero and double zero of other wheels
3. : a gold coin of the United States bearing an eagle on the reverse and worth 10 dollars, first issued 1795, last issued 1933
4. : clove brown 2
5. : a golf score of two strokes less than par on any hole but a par-three hole
II. adjective
: like that of an eagle
< hooked eagle nose >
< a bright eagle glance >
especially of the eye : keen-sighted, bright, and piercing
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to shoot (a hole in golf) in two strokes under par
< eagled the 510-yard par five 13th hole — United Press International > |