| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| bird's-eye | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. seen or photographed from high above |
| b. summarizing the main points of a topic; summary (esp in the phrase bird's-eye view) | |
| 2. | having markings resembling birds' eyes |
| —n | |
| 3. | bird's-eye primrose a Eurasian primrose, Primula farinosa, having clusters of purplish flowers with yellow centres |
| 4. | bird's-eye speedwell the usual US name for germander speedwell |
| 5. | any of several other plants having flowers of two contrasting colours |
| 6. | a pattern in linen and cotton fabrics, made up of small diamond shapes with a dot in the centre of each |
| 7. | a linen or cotton fabric with such a pattern |