fox eye
fox eye noun: a type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
Noun
fox eye (countable and uncountable, plural fox eyes)
- A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
- When NaiNai was in her prime, she had a slender figure, a swanlike neck, and a pair of fox eyes with both ends tilted up.2010, Anchee Min, Pearl of China, 1st U.S. edition, →ISBN, page 5
- Nobu glimpsed a porcelain face, camellia lips and slanted fox eyes […]2012, Lesley Downer, The Samurai's Daughter, Corgi edition, published 2013, →ISBN, page 132
- Synonyms:
- almond eye
- A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.
Synonyms of fox eye
Forms of fox eye
| plural | fox eyes |
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Questions about fox eye
- What does fox eye mean?
- Fox eye means a type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
- What part of speech is fox eye?
- Fox eye is a noun.
- What is the plural of fox eye?
- The plural of fox eye is fox eyes.
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