lynx-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of lynx-eyed
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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In it, lynx-eyed Washington viewers can even catch a glimpse of D.C.’s most debonair collector, Mark Samuels Lasner, and a quick shot of the young Allan Stypeck, owner of Second Story Books.
From Washington Post
Only the lynx-eyed Talleyrand, the master survivor of the age, quickly recognized his executive ability.
From Washington Post
"Boat ahoy!" came a hoarse hail from the fo'c'sle as the lynx-eyed look-out detected a dark object approaching under oars towards the destroyer.
From Project Gutenberg
The Indian allies, naked to the waist and horribly painted, adorned with streaming scalp-locks and fluttering plumes, stole crouching among the thickets, or peered with lynx-eyed vision through the labyrinths of foliage.
From Project Gutenberg
At this ruefully expressive face the lynx-eyed conclave laughed loud and long.
From Project Gutenberg
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