sloe-eyed

[ sloh-ahyd ]

adjective

1. having very dark eyes; dark-eyed.
2. having slanted eyes.

sloe-eyed

adjective

1. having dark slanted or almond-shaped eyes

Word History and Origins

Origin of sloe-eyed¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Polly asked Davidge to retrieve her husband from the sloe-eyed ambassadress who was hypnotizing him.

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The sloe-eyed gipsy children swinging on his gates were whipped down.

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This swarthy woman and her sloe-eyed husband favorably impressed Carley.

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The golden-skinned sloe-eyed women, stooped above the pots and kettles, looked up idly.

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But Messer Fifanti's wife had yet to make me known to three others who sat there, beside the little sloe-eyed lady.

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