deep-set

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adjective

placed far in: a face with deep-set eyes under bushy brows.

Origin of deep-set

First recorded in 1830–35

Words Nearby deep-set

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How to use deep-set in a sentence

And there is a deep set of cultural, psychological views that are manifest through this double standard.
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Payback against those accused of practicing sorcery is a deep-set custom in some parts of the ethnically diverse nation.
Where They Still Burn ‘Witches’ | Jo Chandler | February 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
His scraggly beard was thrust forward aggressively, and his deep-set eyes fairly blazed between narrowed lids.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
Spread out on one of the steep slopes of the Dart, it overlooks the deep-set river toward the sea.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
The deep-set eyes of the soldier glowed with an unnatural fire, and he was muttering to himself, as if in delirium.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn

He had a square, rigid-boned face, and deep-set dark grey eyes, and a good head of black hair threaded with silver.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various
He raised himself again, fixing his strange deep-set gaze upon her.
Marriage la mode | Mrs. Humphry Ward

British Dictionary definitions for deep-set

deep-set

adjective

(of the eyes) deeply set into the face

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