Eyrie \Ey"rie\, Eyry \Ey"ry\ ([=a]"r[y^] or [=e]"r[y^]; 277),
n.; pl. Ey"ries (-r[i^]z). [See Aerie]
The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in
a lofty place; aerie.
The eagle and the stork On cliffs and cedar tops their
eyries build. --Milton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |