birdie

Definitions

• A score of one stroke under par on a hole in golf.
  A sweeping grace on verdant plain, a gentle whisper through fairway and green.
  Example: She made a birdie on the last hole to win the match.
• A small bird.
  A fleeting spark of life fuzzed with feather, dancing in the breeze of morning light.
  Example: The children watched the birdie flit between the branches.