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birdcage

[ burd-keyj ]

noun

  1. a cage for confining birds.
  2. something that resembles a birdcage in form.
  3. Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.


birdcage

/ ˈɜːˌɪ /

noun

  1. a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept
  2. any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose
  3. an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race
  4. informal.
    a second-hand car dealer's yard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of birdcage1

First recorded in 1480–90; bird ( def ) + cage ( def )
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Sworders said Campione's collection of birdcages dated back as far as the 18th century, when the keeping of exotic birds was a popular pastime for affluent families.

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Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the Republican primary by repeatedly calling her "birdbrain," and even driving home the insult by sending a birdcage and bird food to her hotel room.

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Janney’s former showgirl character populates her mansion with taxidermy birds who reflect the plumage of her old career and because, “she is kind of a prisoner in her birdcage of a house with her marriage.”

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At one point, a dancer contorts herself as she carries Particle, tucked in a birdcage, across a room.

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I wanted to explain that I had been in charge of cleaning out all the birdcages and animal stalls back in the temple.

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