ox-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ox-eyed
Example Sentences
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To tell the blunt truth, Lady McIntyre looked like some shrunken little duenna, attendant on the opulent majesty of the heavy-braided, ox-eyed Juno at her side.
From The Messenger by Robins, Elizabeth
She was a very beautiful goddess, "ox-eyed" in the quaint Greek phrase, that is, with large expressive eyes.
From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
There were great, nodding, ox-eyed daisies that popped up pertly on either side, staring at them from amidst wastes of wild hyacinths and forget-me-nots that were bluer than Nellie’s witching eyes.
From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by Greene, John B.
She reminded Richard of a gentle, well-conditioned, sweet-breathed calf staring over a bank among ox-eyed daisies and wild roses.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
Ah, to my untried, youthful eyes those fresh great hay-fields, whitening with ox-eyed daisies, reddening with sweet-scented clover and streaked golden with vivid yellow butter-cups, over which the song-convulsed bobolinks hovered on arcuate wings!
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
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