EYED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eyed mean? 

• EYED (adjective)
  The adjective EYED has 1 sense:

1. having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination

  Familiarity information: EYED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EYED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination

Context example:

red-eyed

Similar:

almond-eyed (having almond-shaped eyes)

blue-eyed (having blue eyes)

eyelike (suggesting an eye or eyes)

keen-eyed; sharp-eyed (having keen eyesight)

left-eyed (having only the left eye)

one-eyed (having or showing only one eye)

ox-eyed (having large round eyes like those of an ox)

popeyed (having bulging eyes)

purple-eyed ((of flowers) having a purple eyelike marking)

right-eyed (having only the right eye)

round-eyed; saucer-eyed (having large round wide-open eyes)

skew-eyed (having eyes that look in different directions)

Antonym:

eyeless (lacking eyes or eyelike features)

 Context examples 

Mr. Micawber, leaning back in his chair with his hands in his pockets, eyed us aside, and nodded his head, as much as to say that the case was very clearly put.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

"What's her name?" he asked of the giggling girl, nodding at the dark-eyed one.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Her lips were blue with cold, and she was hollow-eyed—but oh, how bravely her brown eyes looked at me!

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Nevertheless, he ran with his head even with the shoulder of his one-eyed elder.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Brown, soft-eyed children ran out from the quaint stone hovels to offer nosegays, or bunches of oranges still on the bough.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The man was dark-eyed and smooth-shaven all except his mustache, which was so iced up as to hide his mouth.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Has platelet storage disease associated with the red-eyed yellow locus, as described by Raymond and Dodds (1975) for the FH strain.

(E3, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Alleyne stared open-eyed at this tigress who had sprung so suddenly to his rescue.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She was a bright, vivacious, dark-eyed lady, more French than English in her type.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He made no immediate reply, but eyed her all over intently with a set frown on his face.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)