gooseberry eye
gooseberry eye noun: a prominent, dull eye.
Noun
gooseberry eye (plural gooseberry eyes)
- A prominent, dull eye.
- He enjoyed the Countess Rossakoff's society partly because of her aristocratic provenance, and he was not going to have his enjoyment spoiled by a spectacled little girl with boiled gooseberry eyes and a degree in psychology!1947, Agatha Christie, “The Capture of Cerberus”, in The Labours of Hercules
- Aged only twenty, she caught the gooseberry eye of Lord Randolph Churchill. He proposed to her almost at once.1984, Piers Brendon, “Father and Son”, in Winston Churchill: A Biography
Forms of gooseberry eye
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Questions about gooseberry eye
- What does gooseberry eye mean?
- Gooseberry eye means a prominent, dull eye.
- What part of speech is gooseberry eye?
- Gooseberry eye is a noun.
- What is the plural of gooseberry eye?
- The plural of gooseberry eye is gooseberry eyes.
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