almond-eyed

[ ah-muhnd-ahyd, am-uhnd-; spelling pronunciation al-muhnd-ahyd ]

adjective
  1. having long or narrow, oval-shaped eyes.

Origin of almond-eyed

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby almond-eyed

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How to use almond-eyed in a sentence

  • There were seven in the party, including a heathen from the flowery kingdom, almond-eyed—Ah Yang.

    Fishing With The Fly | Charles F. Orvis and Others
  • Then, without warning, an almond-eyed, pigtailed head appeared on the stairs and looked upwards.

    A Bid for Fortune | Guy Boothby
  • That almond-eyed soldier swept like a grain of chaff before the winnowing-fan of war?

    Sylvia & Michael | Compton Mackenzie
  • The dinner was excellently cooked, and was served by the same almond-eyed Chinaman who had admitted us upon our arrival.

    The Green God | Frederic Arnold Kummer
  • Bare-legged, almond-eyed fishermen sat before them, mending their nets.

    Walking Shadows | Alfred Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for almond-eyed

almond-eyed

adjective
  1. having narrow oval eyes

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