bullseye

== English == === Alternative forms === bull's-eye, bull's eye === Etymology === From bull's +‎ eye. May have come from the practice of English archers shooting an arrow through the eye socket of a bull's skull as a test of skill. The connection to philately comes from the shape of the key plate or vignette. === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbʊlzaɪ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbʊlzɑɪ/ === Noun === bullseye (plural bullseyes) (military, firearms) The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie. A shot which hits the centre of a target. (darts) The two central rings on a dartboard. A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet. (nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light. Synonym: porthole A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing. The central part of a crown glass disk, with concentric ripple effect. A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself. (military, by extension) A commonly-known reference point used when indicating the location or direction of something. (architecture) An oculus. (UK, slang) A £50 banknote. (philately, informal) Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843. (glassblowing) The mark left on a glass piece from its attachment to a punty. Synonym: bullion An egg in a hole. (UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings. Synonym: bull ==== Derived terms ==== bullseye lantern ==== Descendants ==== → German: Bullauge (calque) → Esperanto: bovokulo (calque) ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === bullseye A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target. (by extension) A response to a totally accurate statement. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== goat's eye === References === (philately): Douglas and Mary Patrick, The Musson Stamp Dictionary, Toronto, Musson Book Company, 1972.