Bird-s-mouth
a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
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- Bird-s--nest
nest (def 1). Angling. backlash (def 4).
- Bird-s-nest-fern
a tropical fern, Asplenium nidus, having fronds arranged in clumps resembling a bird’s nest.
- Bird-s-nest-fungus
any fungus of the order Nidulariales, having fruiting bodies that resemble a bird’s nest containing eggs. noun any fungus of the family Nidulariaceae, having a nestlike spore-producing body containing egglike spore-filled structures
- Bird-s-nest-soup
a Chinese soup made from the mucilaginous lining of the nests of the Asiatic swift. noun a rich spicy Chinese soup made from the outer part of the nests of SE Asian swifts of the genus Collocalia
- Bird-of-paradise
any of several passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae, of New Guinea and adjacent islands, the males of which have ornate, colorful plumage. Also called bird-of-paradise flower. any of several plants of the genus Strelitzia, native to southern Africa, especially S. reginae, having a large, showy orange and blue inflorescence. a small tree or shrub, […]