单词 | ring-eyed |
释义 | ring-eyedadj. (a) = wall-eyed adj. 1b. (b) Having rings around the eyes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having spectacle-shaped markings spectacleda1616 ring-eyed1666 1666 in J. S. Dobie Munim. Irvine (1891) II. 204 Ane gray meir ringeyed one the farsyd. 1813 G. Montagu Suppl. Ornithol. Dict. Wigeon-ring-eyed-diving, vide Duck-scaup. a1879 W. Forsyth Select. from Writings (1882) vi. 75 A ring-eyed horse is not much relied on. 1897 G. Gissing Demos (new ed.) xxii. 293 When she viewed her face, its ring-eyed pallor fascinated her with incredulity. 1913 C. E. Brown Pocket List Mammals Eastern Mass. 12 Common dolphin; Ring-eyed porpoise; Sea porpoise. Delphinus delphis Linne. 2000 J. Johnston Cowboy xix. 357 That bald-faced, ring-eyed cow looks like a good bet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1666 |
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