Eye (ī), n. [Prob. fr. nye, an eye being for a nye. See Nye.] (Zoöl.) A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.
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Eye (ī), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eyed (īd); p. pr. & vb. n. Eying or Eyeing.] To fix the eye on; to stare at; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view.
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Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial
To my proportioned strength. Milton.
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