单词 | golden-eyed |
释义 | golden-eyedadj. 1. In the names of animals: having yellow eyes or eyes with a metallic golden lustre. ΚΠ 1695 J. Petiver Musei Petiveriani i. 4 Camerarius his golden-eyed Iakes-Fly. 1763 R. Brookes New Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 377 The Golden-eyed Duck is less than a Common Duck. 1843 J. E. Gray List Specimens Mammalia Brit. Mus. 172 The Golden-eyed Musk. 1889 W. Saunders Insects Injurious to Fruits (ed. 2) 126 The larvæ of the Lace-winged or Golden-eyed flies, Chrysopa, are equally destructive to aphides. 1903 Avicultural Mag. Jan. 86 My little Golden-eyed Babbler makes a very engaging and interesting pet. 1959 W. Vorderwinkler Dwarf Cichlids 20 Nannacara anomala (The Golden-Eyed Dwarf Cichlid). 1999 A. Cleave Frogs 26 Large, protruding eyes, such as these on the golden-eyed tree frog, Phryonhyas venulosa. 2017 Philippine Star (Nexis) 6 July It's perfect when paired with a main course like kinmedai (golden-eyed red snapper). 2. Having eyes of gold, a golden colour, or that shine like gold. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > types of eyes by colour > having grey-eyed1534 green-eyed1553 blue-eyed1572 black-eyed1576 yellow-eyed1593 white-eyed1607 red-eyed?1609 ferret-eyed1699 golden-eyed1763 light-eyeda1795 pink-eyed1830 brown-eyed1865 sloe-eyed1869 1763 C. Pitt in F. Fawkes & W. Woty Poet. Cal. X. 5 Brown Ceres no longer exhibits her sheaves, To the golden-eyed monarch of the day. 1784 Vocal Mag. i. cxxxi. 35/1 'Tis a beautiful, glittering, golden-eyed morn. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxi. 243 Hemerobius Perla, a golden-eyed and lace-winged fly. 1839 Educ. Mag. Feb. 69 The tottering infant plucks the golden-eyed and red-lashed daisy. 1891 Gardeners Chron. 28 Nov. 642/1 The golden-eyed idol..was the very first article sold by the sacrilegious auctioneers. 1919 A. Merritt Moon Pool xvi. 173 That last vision of the golden-eyed girl bending over Larry. 1968 D. Fleay Nightwatchmen 71 Known as the Winking Owl.., this strong, golden-eyed bird actually does not..wink any more than do other Australian owls. 2014 MailOnline (Nexis) 23 July With its purple, golden-eyed flowers full of fragrant glory.., buddleia is undoubtedly Britain's prettiest and most popular late-summer shrub. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1695 |
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