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单词 golden-eyed
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golden-eyedadj.

Brit. /ˌɡəʊld(ə)nˈʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊld(ə)nˌaɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: golden adj., eyed adj.
Etymology: < golden adj. + eyed adj. Compare earlier goldeneye n.
1. In the names of animals: having yellow eyes or eyes with a metallic golden lustre.
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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.
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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).
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