bull's eye glass

  • 1Bull's-eye — n. 1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging. [1913 Webster] 2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm …

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  • 2bull’s-eye — bull’sˈ eye noun ▪ A round opening or window ▪ The centre of a target ▪ A shot that hits it (also figurative) ▪ A big, round, hard peppermint sweet ▪ The central boss formed in making a sheet of spun glass ( …

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  • 3bull's-eye — [boolz′ī΄] n. [as in Fr oeil de boeuf, Dan koöie, cow eye, Sw oxoga, ox eye, all applied to small, round windows] 1. a thick, circular glass in a roof, ship s deck, etc., for admitting light 2. any circular opening for light or air 3. a) the… …

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  • 4bull's-eye — noun (plural bull s eyes) Date: 1825 1. a very hard globular candy 2. a circular piece of glass especially with a lump in the middle 3. a. the center of a target; also something central or …

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  • 5bull's-eye — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …

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  • 6bull's-eye — bull s eyed, adj. /boolz uy /, n., pl. bull s eyes. 1. the circular spot, usually black or outlined in black, at the center of a target marked with concentric circles and used in target practice. 2. a shot that hits this. 3. the center or central …

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  • 7GLASS —    Glass results from the heating of a mixture of sand, lime, and sodium carbonate to a very high temperature. When different materials are added to the sand, glass can become transparent, translucent, or colored. While the origins of glass are… …

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  • 8bull — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and other large animals. 2 (the Bull) the zodiacal sign or constellation Taurus. 3 Brit. the bull s eye of a target. 4 Stock Exch. a person who buys… …

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  • 9Bull — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and other large animals. 2 (the Bull) the zodiacal sign or constellation Taurus. 3 Brit. the bull s eye of a target. 4 Stock Exch. a person who buys… …

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  • 10Glass — This article is about the material. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation). Moldavite, a natural glass formed by meteorite impact, from Besednice, Bohemia …

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