Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BULL'S'EYE
BULL'S'EYE, n. [bull and eye.]
- Among seamen, a piece of wood in the form of a ring, answering the purpose of a thimble. – Mar. Dict.
- Aldebaran, a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Taurus. – Ash.
- A small obscure cloud, ruddy in the middle, portending a great storm. – Encyc.
- In architecture, a small circular or elliptical window.
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