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• bird's nest
  bird's nest

  noun

  nest.
• bird's-nest
  bird's-nest

  verb

  (intr) to search for the nests of birds in order to collect the eggs

bird's nest

American  

noun

1. nest.

2. Angling. backlash.

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bird's-nest British  

verb

1. (intr) to search for the nests of birds in order to collect the eggs

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Etymology

Origin of bird's nest

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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Some ingredients commonly found in Chinese fine dining include qi-boosting gelatinous fish maw, collagen-rich bird’s nest and nutrient-dense sea cucumber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

It’s mostly not acceptable to go about daily life dressed as a matchbox or wearing a bird’s nest, rubbish, or lobster claws on one’s head, even if it is designed by Dior.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

Now, TV is so loaded with running mascara and bird’s nest hair that it’s difficult to tell shows apart.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025

Over in a dense patch of sweet peas, Ferguson pointed out an example of her “nature first” philosophy in the way she strategically cut the flowers to preserve the privacy of a bird’s nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024

Matthew pushed his sunglasses to the top of his bird’s nest of hair.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

He is sporting a veteran-boho look: what seems like about six black cardigans on top of each other, lots of chunky finger jewellery and messy bird’s-nest hair.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2019

While he spoke, his colleague was weighing the bird’s-nest cubes.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2019

Above, wire filament had been twisted into silvery bird’s-nest lamps by Enzo Catellani, who recently won a design award from Wallpaper magazine for another project.

From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2012

With her bird's-nest hair, gutsy attitude and wardrobe from hell, along with the band's ferocious sound, Ari confounded her audiences.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2010

So, I presented Joe to Herbert, who held out his hand; but Joe backed from it, and held on by the bird’s-nest.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens