Eagle

ē′gl, n. a name given to many birds of prey in the family Falconidæ : a military standard carrying the figure of an eagle: a gold coin of the United States, worth ten dollars.— adjs. Ea′gle-eyed , Ea′gle-sight′ed , having a piercing eye: discerning; Ea′gle-flight′ed , mounting high.— ns. Ea′gle-hawk , a name applied to several eagles of comparatively small size; Ea′gle-owl , a genus of large owls, the largest in Europe; Ea′gle-stone , a variety of argillaceous oxide of iron occurring in egg-shaped ma es; Ea′glet , a young or small eagle.— adj. Ea′gle-winged , having an eagle's wings.— ns. Ea′gle-wood , another name for agalloch or calambac; Spread′-ea′gle (see Spread). [O. Fr. aigle —L. aquila .]