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eyeglance

UK/ˈʌɪɡlɑːns/

eyeglance noun: a glance of the eye.

Noun

eyeglance (plural eyeglances)

  1. A glance of the eye.
    • And ever, as Dissemblaunce laught on him, / He lowrd on her with daungerous eyeglaunce […].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    • Perilous as her eyeglances were, and much as they menaced, Lord Etherington felt at this moment the importance of soothing Lady Penelope to silence […].1823, Walter Scott, St. Ronan's Well

Forms of eyeglance

pluraleyeglances
alternative formeye glance
alternative formeye-glance

Origin of eyeglance

From eye + glance.

Questions about eyeglance

What does eyeglance mean?
Eyeglance means a glance of the eye.
What part of speech is eyeglance?
Eyeglance is a noun.
How do you pronounce eyeglance?
Eyeglance is pronounced /ˈʌɪɡlɑːns/ (UK).
What is the plural of eyeglance?
The plural of eyeglance is eyeglances.

Words near eyeglance in the dictionary

  1. eyegasm
  2. eyegasms
  3. eyegaze
  4. eyegazes
  5. eyegear
  6. eyeglance
  7. eyeglances
  8. eyeglass
  9. eyeglassed
  10. eyeglasses
  11. eyeglobe

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