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eyesome

American  
[ahy-suhm] / ˈaɪ səm /

adjective

Archaic.

  1. pleasant to look at.

Etymology

Origin of eyesome

First recorded in 1575–85; eye + -some 1

Example Sentences

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Between the blooms where the sod basked bright,    By the bobbing fuchsia trees, Was another and yet more eyesome sight -    The sight that richened these.

From Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Hardy, Thomas

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