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Webster 1913 Edition
Eagle
Ea′gle
,Noun.
[OE.
egle
, F. aigle
, fr. L. aquila
; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus
dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas
blind. Cf. Aquiline
.] 1.
(Zoöl.)
Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera
Aquila
and Haliæetus
. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus
); the imperial eagle of Europe (Aquila mogilnik
or Aquila imperialis
); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus
); the European sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla
); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia
). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle
, Harpy
, and Golden eagle
. 2.
A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.
3.
(Astron.)
A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See
Aquila
. 4.
The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people.
Though the Roman
eagle
shadow thee. Tennyson.
☞ Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle.
Bald eagle
. See
– Bald eagle
. Bold eagle
. See under
– Bold
. Double eagle
, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars.
– Eagle hawk
(Zoöl.)
, a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus
– Morphnus
. Eagle owl
(Zoöl.)
, any large owl of the genus
– Bubo
, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus
), and the allied European species (B. maximus
). See Horned owl
. Eagle ray
(Zoöl.)
, any large species of ray of the genus
– Myliobatis
(esp. M. aquila
). Eagle vulture
(Zoöl.)
, a large West African bid (
Gypohierax Angolensis
), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures.Webster 1828 Edition
Eagle
E'AGLE
,Noun.
1.
A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco. The beak is crooked and furnished with a cere at the base, and the tongue is cloven or bifid. There are several species, as, the bald or white-headed eagle, the sea eagle or ossifrage, the golden eagle, &c.The eagle is one of the largest species of fowls, has a keen sight, and preys on small animals, fish, &c. He lives to a great age; and it is said that one died at Vienna, after a confinement of a hundred and four years. On account of the elevation and rapidity of his flight, and of his great strength, he is called the king of birds. Hence the figure of an eagle was made the standard of the Romans, and a spread eagle is a principal figure in the arms of the United States of America. Hence also in heraldry, it is one of the most noble bearings in armory.
2.
A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars, or forty-five shillings sterling.3.
A constellation in the northern hemisphere, having its right wing contiguous to the equinoctial.Definition 2024
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See also: Eagle
English
Golden eagle (bird).
Noun
eagle (plural eagles)
- Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- (heraldry) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
- (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
- (historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
- (golf) A score of two under par for a hole.
Derived terms
terms derived from the carnivorous bird
terms derived from U.S. coin
Synonyms
Translations
any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae
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a gold coin with a face value of $10.00
in golf, a score of two under par for a hole
See also
Verb
eagle (third-person singular simple present eagles, present participle eagling, simple past and past participle eagled)