- sloe-eyed
- adjective Date: 1867 1. having soft dark bluish- or purplish-black eyes 2. having slanted eyes
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sloe-eyed — sloe′ eyed adj. 1) having very dark eyes 2) having slanted eyes • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
sloe-eyed — [slō′īd΄] adj. 1. having large, dark eyes 2. having almond shaped eyes … English World dictionary
sloe-eyed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having soft dark bluish or purplish black eyes 2. : having slanted eyes * * * /sloh uyd /, adj. 1. having very dark eyes; dark eyed. 2. having slanted eyes. [1865 70] * * * sloeˈ eyed adjective Dark eyed, slant eyed, or… … Useful english dictionary
sloe-eyed — adjective Having dark eyes. Macdonalds wife was an immensely stout, raven haired, sloe eyed, talkative body, the most motherly woman I have ever known … Wiktionary
sloe-eyed — black eyed; slant eyed, cross eyed … English contemporary dictionary
sloe-eyed — /sloh uyd /, adj. 1. having very dark eyes; dark eyed. 2. having slanted eyes. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
sloe-eyed — /ˈsloʊ aɪd/ (say sloh uyd) adjective having eyes like sloes; dark eyed or having attractively narrow eyes …
sloe-eyed — adjective having attractive dark almond shaped eyes … English new terms dictionary
sloe eyes — ˌsloe ˈeyes 7 [sloe eyes sloe eyed] noun plural attractive, dark eyes, usually ones that are long and thin Derived Word: ↑sloe eyed … Useful english dictionary
sloe — fruit of the blackthorn, O.E. slah (pl. slan), from P.Gmc. *slaikhwon (Cf. M.Du., Du. slee, O.H.G. sleha, Ger. Schlehe), from PIE *sleie blue, bluish, blue black (see LIVID (Cf. livid)). Sloe eyed is attested from 1867; sloe gin first recor … Etymology dictionary
