单词 | prominent-eyed |
释义 | > as lemmasprominent-eyed Parasynthetic, as prominent-eyed, prominent-nosed, etc. ΚΠ 1789 G. Adams Ess. on Vision 124 It is from this circumstance that Pliny terms the prominent-eyed Hebetiores, not that this defect in sight impairs genius. 1861 Trans. Ethnol. Soc. London 1 220 Two subvarieties, the convex profiled and prominent mouthed Dane, and the sunk-mouthed and prominent chinned Dane. 1906 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 19 Oct. 8/3 Sally Magin, a snub-nosed, freckle-faced, prominent-eared virgin. 1976 Progress (Clearfield, Pa.) 2 Feb. 14/1 A prominent-eyed breed such as the boxer [dog]. 1992 D. Reynolds in I. van Sertima Golden Age of Moor (2004) iii. 101 Predominantly fair-skinned, broad-headed, prominent-nosed people who came to predominate in Northern Syria. < as lemmas |
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