| 单词 | saucer eyes |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaucer eyes Of the eyes (or sometimes an eye): resembling a saucer; large and round; (hence) wide open; staring. Of a look or expression: wide-eyed; characterized by large, round eyes. Chiefly in saucer eyes. Cf. Phrases.In early use chiefly with reference to ghosts, spectres, devils, and monstrous or supernatural beings; in later use often indicating awe, surprise, alarm, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. steepc1000 standing1340 glazenc1380 glassy1412 ungladlyc1450 sparklinga1500 goggle1540 pinking1566 whally1590 vailed1591 unweeping1598 dejected1600 unwet1601 glossed1602 haggard1605 saucer-like1612 saucer1618 glaring1622 uncast1629 startling1648 poppinga1696 upraised1707 glancy1733 glazed1735 almond1786 open-eyed1799 bald1807 glazing1808 lustreless1810 unfathomable1817 vague1820 soulless1824 beady1826 socketless1833 fishy1836 glazy1838 popped1849 agoggled1860 uprolled1864 unfaceted1893 shoe-button1895 poppy1899 googly1901 slitty1908 bead-berry1923 1618 R. Brathwait Good Wife sig. F7 Those saucer eyes plast in that witty skonse, Which vs'd to looke some twenty waies at once. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 11 Some have mistaken Blocks and Posts, For Spectres, Apparitions, Ghosts With Sawcer-eyes, and Horns. 1718 M. Prior Hans Carvel 77 The devil..without saucer-eye or claw Like a grave Barrister at Law. 1808 J. Wolcot One more Peep at Royal Acad. in Wks. (1812) V. 371 With mealy face and saucer eyes. 1846 C. Boner tr. H. Andersen Danish Story-bk. sig. K 6v He struck the flint, and the well-known dog with saucer-eyes stood before him. 1931 B. Fitzpatrick Frail Anne Boleyn xxvii. 58 Henry's saucer stare and beatific smile. 1966 Sunday Times Mag. 26 June 11/2 Street barkers swing the door back and forth long enough for the stripper's glazed eye to meet the saucer gaze of pavement tourists. 1976 G. Moffat Short Time to Live v. 48 ‘This is the astonishing thing—’ she turned to Miss Pink with saucer eyes. 2020 Express Online (Nexis) 2 Dec. It was her side-swept elfin crop and saucer eyes, so beguiling in Lategan's photos, that created her enigmatic appeal. < as lemmas |
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