bird's beak

noun

, Architecture.

1. beak ( def 9 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bird's beak¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The top bulb, which includes the bird's beak and a decorative top hat, is covered in a felt-like material, and the bird's body is suspended on two plastic legs.

From Science Daily

Neither piece is included on the lucidly spartan exhibition titled “Raven Chacon: A Worm’s Eve View from a Bird’s Beak” at Swiss Institute, which is about as object-filled, object-focused as a sound artist’s survey can get.

From New York Times

In addition to protecting many animal species, the new EPA policy would extend to many endangered plant species like the Leedy's roseroot, the Mead's milkweed, the Okeechobee gourd and the Palmate-bracted bird's beak.

From Salon

During the pandemic, artists on social media adopted the amabie, a 19th-century yokai that is said to predict epidemics and resembles a mermaid with a bird’s beak.

From New York Times

Naval officer Charles Wilkes named that bird’s beak West Point.

From Seattle Times