aiery
aiery is the obsolete form of eyrie.
aiery is the obsolete form of aery.
Meaning of eyrie
Noun
eyrie (plural eyries)
- The nest of a bird of prey.
- The methods employed to ascend to the nest of a bird of prey depend, in each instance, upon its site. If the nest is in a tree, a man can climb up and, having put the young ones in a basket, carry them home. If, however, the eyrie is built in the fissure of a lofty rock, a man is secured to the end...1943, Casey A. Wood, F. Marjorie Fyfe, “How to reach the eyrie”, in The Art of Falconry, volume 2, translation of original by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, →ISBN, page 129
- Any high and remote but commanding place.
Meaning of aery
Adjective
aery (comparative aerier, superlative aeriest)
- Aerial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary.
- […] The Bird of Jove, ſtoopt from his aerie tour, / Two Birds of gayeſt plume before him drove: […]1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC, signature Pp...
Forms of aiery
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | aieries |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more aiery |
| superlative | most aiery |
Questions about aiery
- What is aiery the obsolete form of?
- Aiery is the obsolete form of eyrie.
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