eyewardadv.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪwəd/, U.S.

/ˈaɪwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eye n.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + -ward suffix. Compare earlier eyewards adv.

Towards the eye.

ΚΠ

1878 Georgia Weekly Tel. 30 July We noticed many trembling eyelids and several handkerchiefs on their journey eyeward.

1903 Public Opinion 14 May 621/2 Anybody in Germany can train the points of his mustache eyeward if he wants to.

2010 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Apr. he3 The flower conveys the message,..with a blast of color sprinting eyeward at the speed of light.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eyeward
释义	eyewardadv. Brit. /ˈʌɪwəd/, U.S. /ˈaɪwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eye n.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: < eye n.¹ + -ward suffix. Compare earlier eyewards adv. Towards the eye. ΚΠ 1878 Georgia Weekly Tel. 30 July We noticed many trembling eyelids and several handkerchiefs on their journey eyeward. 1903 Public Opinion 14 May 621/2 Anybody in Germany can train the points of his mustache eyeward if he wants to. 2010 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Apr. he3 The flower conveys the message,..with a blast of color sprinting eyeward at the speed of light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1878
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