almond-eyed

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

/ ˈɑ məndˌaɪd, ˈæm ənd-; spelling pronunciation ˈæl məndˌaɪd /

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adjective

having long or narrow, oval-shaped eyes.

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Origin of almond-eyed

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby almond-eyed

Almohade, almon, almond, almond bark, almond cake, almond-eyed, almond meal, almond milk, almond oil, almond-shaped, almoner

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

having narrow oval eyes

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