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Eye

Definition: A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

Eye

Definition: The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates
generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but
the term often includes the adjacent parts. In most invertebrates the
years are immovable ocelli, or compound eyes made up of numerous
ocelli. See Ocellus.

Eye

Definition: The faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence,
judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of objects; as,
to have the eye of sailor; an eye for the beautiful or picturesque.

Eye

Definition: The action of the organ of sight; sight, look; view; ocular
knowledge; judgment; opinion.

Eye

Definition: The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision;
hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed
or confronted; immediate presence.

Eye

Definition: Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention;
regard.

Eye

Definition: That which resembles the organ of sight, in form, position, or
appearance

Eye

Definition: The spots on a feather, as of peacock.

Eye

Definition: The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters
and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when
used as food, as in the scallop.

Eye

Definition: The bud or sprout of a plant or tuber; as the eye of a potato.

Eye

Definition: The center of a target; the bull's-eye.

Eye

Definition: A small loop to receive a hook; as hooks and eyes on a dress.

Eye

Definition: The hole through the head of a needle.

Eye

Definition: A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything,
to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a
tie bar in a bridge truss; as an eye through a crank; an eye at the end
of rope.

Eye

Definition: The hole through the upper millstone.

Eye

Definition: That which resembles the eye in relative importance or beauty.

Eye

Definition: Tinge; shade of color.

Eye

Definition: To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe;
particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to
hold in view.

Eye

Definition: To appear; to look.