bull's eye

See also: bullseye and bull's-eye

English

Etymology

From the shape of the key plate or vignette.

Noun

bull's eye (plural bull's eyes)

(informal) Any of the first postage stamps produced in Brazil from 1843.

See also

bullseye
goat's eye

References

Douglas and Mary Patrick, The Musson Stamp Dictionary, Toronto, Musson Book Company, 1972.

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