n. [ OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline. ]
Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bald eagle.
Bold eagle.
Double eagle,
Eagle hawk (Zoöl.),
Eagle owl (Zoöl.),
Eagle ray (Zoöl.),
Eagle vulture (Zoöl.),
a. Sharp-sighted as an eagle. “Inwardly eagle-eyed.” Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. aiglesse. ] (Zoöl.) A female or hen eagle. [ R. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aëtites. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. aiglet. ] (Zoöl.) A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an eagle. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Skr. aguru, through Pg. aguila; cf. F. bois d'aigle. ] A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum. [ 1913 Webster ]