Ey"as , a. Unfledged, or newly fledged. [Obs.]
Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies,
His newly budded pinions to assay.
Spebser.
Ey`as (?), n. [F. niais fresh from the nest, a derivative fr. L. nidus nest. E. an eyas
for a nias. See Nest, and cf. Nias, Jashawk.]
(Zoöl.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to prey
for itself. Shak J. H. Walsh
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