yellow-eyedadj.

Brit.

/ˌjɛləʊˈʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈjɛloʊˌaɪd/

Forms: see yellow adj. and n. and eyed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., eyed adj.

Etymology: < yellow adj. + eyed adj.

Having a yellow eye or eyes (in various senses); of or relating to such eyes.

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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

1593 T. Kelway tr. A. Ferrier Learned Astron. Disc. Natiuities ii. f. 30^v The Sunne..signifieth wisemen..; of an indifferent stature, browne of colour, great bearded, yellow eyed [Fr. les yeux iaunes], the face marked, a great voyce, and very ill fauoured.

1732 Flower-garden Display'd 34 Most of the Auriculas we receive from Holland..are generally yellow-ey'd, without any Dust upon them.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 322 The yellow-eyed Owl.

1842 N.Y. Herald 21 June A stout, athletic, yellow eyed negro..named Joseph Rolin..was tried on a charge of burglary and grand larceny.

1862 National Mag. Apr. 256/2 Beneath the waving trees the yellow-eyed primrose blooms.

1881 O. Wilde Poems 180 The hot jungle where the yellow-eyed huge lions sleep.

1915 Items of Interest Apr. 274 The yellow-eyed, white cat has sound hearing.

1957 T. Hughes Hawk in Rain 39 A square-pupilled yellow-eyed look.

1990 L. de Bernières War Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts iv. 31 A large yellow-eyed and hostile billy-goat was absent-mindedly mowing the grass in a circle.

2010 J. Price Simple Art of EatingWell Cookbk. ii. 70/2 1 pound pinto, yellow-eyed or other dried beans, sorted and rinsed.

Compounds

yellow-eyed grass n. any of the rush-like plants of the genus Xyris (family Xyridaceae), native to tropical and warm regions of most continents, and having flowers, usually yellow, in rounded or cylindrical spikes.

1811 D. Hosack Hortus Elginensis (ed. 2) 60 (table) Xyris. Yellow Eyed Grass.

1989 Nature Conservancy May 26/2 Orzell and fellow botanist Edwin Bridges have documented sedges, yellow-eyed grasses, a summer flowering lobelia, a carnivorous purple bladderwort, and a few other water-loving species.

2000 Land & Water Sept. 60/1 Species that increased in frequency include sundews (Drosera spp.), redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana), yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.), and Curtiss' reedgrass.

yellow-eyed penguin n. a penguin native to New Zealand, Megadyptes antipodes, having pale yellow irises, a yellow band around the eyes and across the back of the head, and slate grey upperparts.

1902 Emu 2 3 Megadyptes antipodum, the Yellow-eyed Penguin—sometimes called the Grand Penguin.

1966 G. Durrell Two in Bush ii. 56 We drove down the coast of the peninsula to a place that Stan said was one of the favourite breeding grounds for the Yellow-Eyed Penguin.

2013 Daily Tel. 26 Nov. 35/7 Other protected New Zealand birds, such as the yellow-eyed penguin, may even have arrived after humans did.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yellow-eyed
释义	yellow-eyedadj. Brit. /ˌjɛləʊˈʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊˌaɪd/ Forms: see yellow adj. and n. and eyed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., eyed adj. Etymology: < yellow adj. + eyed adj. Having a yellow eye or eyes (in various senses); of or relating to such eyes. 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 1593 T. Kelway tr. A. Ferrier Learned Astron. Disc. Natiuities ii. f. 30^v The Sunne..signifieth wisemen..; of an indifferent stature, browne of colour, great bearded, yellow eyed [Fr. les yeux iaunes], the face marked, a great voyce, and very ill fauoured. 1732 Flower-garden Display'd 34 Most of the Auriculas we receive from Holland..are generally yellow-ey'd, without any Dust upon them. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 322 The yellow-eyed Owl. 1842 N.Y. Herald 21 June A stout, athletic, yellow eyed negro..named Joseph Rolin..was tried on a charge of burglary and grand larceny. 1862 National Mag. Apr. 256/2 Beneath the waving trees the yellow-eyed primrose blooms. 1881 O. Wilde Poems 180 The hot jungle where the yellow-eyed huge lions sleep. 1915 Items of Interest Apr. 274 The yellow-eyed, white cat has sound hearing. 1957 T. Hughes Hawk in Rain 39 A square-pupilled yellow-eyed look. 1990 L. de Bernières War Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts iv. 31 A large yellow-eyed and hostile billy-goat was absent-mindedly mowing the grass in a circle. 2010 J. Price Simple Art of EatingWell Cookbk. ii. 70/2 1 pound pinto, yellow-eyed or other dried beans, sorted and rinsed. Compounds yellow-eyed grass n. any of the rush-like plants of the genus Xyris (family Xyridaceae), native to tropical and warm regions of most continents, and having flowers, usually yellow, in rounded or cylindrical spikes. Π 1811 D. Hosack Hortus Elginensis (ed. 2) 60 (table) Xyris. Yellow Eyed Grass. 1989 Nature Conservancy May 26/2 Orzell and fellow botanist Edwin Bridges have documented sedges, yellow-eyed grasses, a summer flowering lobelia, a carnivorous purple bladderwort, and a few other water-loving species. 2000 Land & Water Sept. 60/1 Species that increased in frequency include sundews (Drosera spp.), redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana), yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.), and Curtiss' reedgrass. yellow-eyed penguin n. a penguin native to New Zealand, Megadyptes antipodes, having pale yellow irises, a yellow band around the eyes and across the back of the head, and slate grey upperparts. Π 1902 Emu 2 3 Megadyptes antipodum, the Yellow-eyed Penguin—sometimes called the Grand Penguin. 1966 G. Durrell Two in Bush ii. 56 We drove down the coast of the peninsula to a place that Stan said was one of the favourite breeding grounds for the Yellow-Eyed Penguin. 2013 Daily Tel. 26 Nov. 35/7 Other protected New Zealand birds, such as the yellow-eyed penguin, may even have arrived after humans did. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1593
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