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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French ''targette'', ''targuete'', diminutive of ''targe'' [[light]] shield, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse ''targa'' shield | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French ''targette'', ''targuete'', diminutive of ''targe'' [[light]] shield, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse ''targa'' shield |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1: a small round [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield shield] | + | *1: a small round [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield shield] |
| *2a : a mark to shoot at | | *2a : a mark to shoot at |
| :b : a target marked by shots fired at it | | :b : a target marked by shots fired at it |
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| :b : a [[body]], [[surface]], or material bombarded with [[nuclear]] [[particles]] or [[electrons]]; especially : fluorescent material on which desired [[visual]] effects are produced in electronic devices (as in [[radar]]) | | :b : a [[body]], [[surface]], or material bombarded with [[nuclear]] [[particles]] or [[electrons]]; especially : fluorescent material on which desired [[visual]] effects are produced in electronic devices (as in [[radar]]) |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | The bullseye, or bull's-eye, is the [[centre]] of a '''target''' (worth 10 points in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_archery target archery] or 50 points in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts darts]), and by extension the name given to any shot that hits the bullseye. In darts, a double bullseye is the centre (small) bullseye and counts as 50 points. | + | The bullseye, or bull's-eye, is the [[centre]] of a '''target''' (worth 10 points in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_archery target archery] or 50 points in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darts darts]), and by extension the name given to any shot that hits the bullseye. In darts, a double bullseye is the centre (small) bullseye and counts as 50 points. |
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| The word bullseye can therefore refer to any [[design]] or [[pattern]] featuring prominent [[concentric]] [[circles]], [[visually]] suggesting an archery target. Consequently, "hitting the bullseye" became a term for an unexpectedly [[good]] [[success]]. | | The word bullseye can therefore refer to any [[design]] or [[pattern]] featuring prominent [[concentric]] [[circles]], [[visually]] suggesting an archery target. Consequently, "hitting the bullseye" became a term for an unexpectedly [[good]] [[success]]. |