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cat-eye

cat-eye adjective: of glasses, having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front. Also the alternative form of cat's eye.

cat-eye: of glasses, having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front
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Adjective

cat-eye (comparative more cat-eye, superlative most cat-eye)

  1. Of glasses, having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front.

Noun

cat-eye (plural cat-eyes)

  1. A cosmetic effect with blackened lateral waterlines and wings.

Also used as

cat-eye is also the alternative form of cat's eye.

Forms of cat-eye

Adjective
comparativemore cat-eye
superlativemost cat-eye
Noun
pluralcat-eyes

Origin of cat-eye

Due to the shape that is reminiscent of the eyes of a domestic cat.

Questions about cat-eye

What does cat-eye mean?
Cat-eye means of glasses, having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front.
What part of speech is cat-eye?
Cat-eye can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cat-eye in the dictionary

  1. cat-claw
  2. cat-cow
  3. cat-cowed
  4. cat-cowing
  5. cat-cows
  6. cat-eye
  7. cat-eyed
  8. cat-eyes
  9. cat-flap
  10. cat-flaps
  11. cat-foot

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