EYAS
Ey`as, n. Etym: [F.niais fresh from the nest, a derivative fr. L.
nidus nest. E. an eyas for a nias. See Nest, and cf. Nias, Jashawk.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A nesting or unfledged Lird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to pr Shak J. H. Walsh
EYAS
Ey"as, a.
Defn: Unfledged, or newly fledged. [Obs.] Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies, His newly budded pinions assay. Spebser.
EYASMUSKET
Ey"as*mus`ket, n. Etym: [Eyas + muske the brid.]
Defn: An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk. [Obs.] Shak.
EYE
Eye, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. nye, an eye being for a nye. See Nye.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.
EYE Eye, n. Etym: [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. eáge; akin to OFries. age, OS. ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. öga, Dan. öie, Goth. aug; cf. OSlav. oko, Lish. akis, L. okulus, Gr. , eye, , the two eyes, Skr. akshi. Diasy, Ocular, Optic, Eyelet, Ogle.]
1. 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. Description of illustration: a b Conjunctiva; c Cornea; d Sclerotic; e Choroid; f Cillary Muscle; g Cillary Process; h Iris; i Suspensory Ligament; k Prosterior Aqueous Chamber between h and i; l Anterior Aqueous Chamber; m Crystalline Lens; n Vitreous Humor; o Retina; p Yellow spot; q Center of blind spot; r Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve.