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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: eyrie n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyry}] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyry}]
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