Lexic.us

Definition of Birdnest

1. Noun. Nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young.

2. Verb. Gather birdnests. "In the summer they like to go out and birdnest"; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Birdnest

birdlet birdlets birdlife birdlike birdlikeness birdlime birdlimed birdlimes birdliming birdling

birdlings birdlore birdly birdman birdmen birdnest (current term) birdnesting birdproof birds birds-of-paradise

birds of a feather birds of a feather flock together birds of paradise birds of prey birds of the feather flock together birdsat birdseed birdseed agar

Literary usage of Birdnest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The India Directory: Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies by James Horsburgh (1852)
"449 birdnest Is. ... Borneo, W— 557 *birdnest Point... Mergui Is. ... 44 t Bishop & Clerk S.PacificOcean 827 Biscay Bay ... Spain, N. ... 839 Bissie Rocks . ..."

2. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1888)
"... then fresh in all its array of airy staircase and pierced traceries, and great uncovered timbers like some gigantic birdnest amid the stones, ..."

3. Jennie June's American Cookery Book: Containing Upwards of Twelve Hundred by Jane Cunningham Croly (1866)
"Fillet of veal larded, potatoes, fried parsnips, apple sauce and “birdnest” pudding. Knuckle of veal stewed with rice, fried potatoes, stewed tomatoes and ..."

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