sloe-eyed

[ sloh-ahyd ]

adjective

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

Origin of sloe-eyed

First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby sloe-eyed

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How to use sloe-eyed in a sentence

Polly asked Davidge to retrieve her husband from the sloe-eyed ambassadress who was hypnotizing him.
The Cup of Fury | Rupert Hughes
The sloe-eyed gipsy children swinging on his gates were whipped down.
Red Cap Tales | Samuel Rutherford Crockett
This swarthy woman and her sloe-eyed husband favorably impressed Carley.
The Call of the Canyon | Zane Grey
The golden-skinned sloe-eyed women, stooped above the pots and kettles, looked up idly.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
But Messer Fifanti's wife had yet to make me known to three others who sat there, beside the little sloe-eyed lady.
The Strolling Saint | Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for sloe-eyed

sloe-eyed

adjective

having dark slanted or almond-shaped eyes

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