Meanings
plural eyries
- archaicArchaic spelling of eyrie.
In the bird's-nests of the forest, / In the lodges of the beaver, / In the hoof-prints of the bison, / In the eyry of the eagle!
1855 November 10, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Introduction”, in The Song of Hiawatha, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
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