pin-eyed

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adjective

(of flowers, esp primulas) having the stigma in the mouth of the corolla, on the end of a long style with the stamens lower in the tubeCompare thrum-eyed

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Words nearby pin-eyed

pinetum, Pineville, pine warbler, pinewood, piney, pin-eyed, pinfall, pinfeather, pinfire, pinfish, pinfold

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How to use pin-eyed in a sentence

Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.
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The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
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It was a massive hit, and the safety-pin dress a brilliant cartoonish cherry on top of it.
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The online community of tattooed pin-up models turned 13 this year.
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One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics.
The Chinese Town Descended From Romans?|Nina Strochlic|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though, as everybody well knew, the doctor had forbidden her to lift so much as a pin!
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Robinson looked at him suspiciously as he took it, and the animals eyed him with evident distrust.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Punch gathered himself together and eyed the house with disfavour.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
They were a well-matched pair; iron-nerved, both of them, the sort of men to face sudden death open-eyed and unafraid.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair