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oxeyed

oxeyed is the alternative form of ox-eyed.

Meaning of ox-eyed

Adjective

ox-eyed (comparative more ox-eyed, superlative most ox-eyed)

  1. Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox.
    • Homer useth that epithite of ox-eyed, in describing Juno, because a round black eye is the best1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    cow-eyed

Forms of oxeyed

comparativemore oxeyed
superlativemost oxeyed

Questions about oxeyed

What is oxeyed the alternative form of?
Oxeyed is the alternative form of ox-eyed.

Words near oxeyed in the dictionary

  1. oxeye
  2. oxeye daisies
  3. oxeye daisy
  4. oxeye herring
  5. oxeye herrings
  6. oxeyed
  7. oxeyes
  8. Oxf
  9. Oxf.
  10. Oxfam
  11. oxfendazole

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