'almond-eyed'

[nq:1]Does anyone know the English word meaning 'almond-eyed'.[/nq]
"Almond-eyed" is English and means "with eyes shaped like almonds"..

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

[nq:2]Does anyone know the English word meaning 'almond-eyed'.[/nq]
That's interesting syntax. I think it's intended to convey the question, "Does anyone know the meaning of the English word 'almond-eyed'?"
[nq:1]"Almond-eyed" is English and means "with eyes shaped like almonds"..[/nq]
A dictionary says an almond is "oval with pointed ends". Isn't that a fairly good description of most

[nq:1]That's interesting syntax. I think it's intended to convey the question, "Does anyone know the meaning of the English word 'almond-eyed'?"[/nq]
[nq:2]"Almond-eyed" is English and means "with eyes shaped like almonds"..[/nq]
[nq:1]A dictionary says an almond is "oval with pointed ends". Isn't that a fairly good description of most people's eyes?[/nq]
almond
d. Applied attrib.

[nq:2]That's interesting syntax. I think it's intended to convey the ... Isn't that a fairly good description of most people's eyes?[/nq]
[nq:1]almond d. Applied attrib. to eyes shaped like an almond, esp. of certain Asian peoples. So almond-eyed adj.[/nq]
Could the OP perhaps be thinking of the word 'amygdaloid' (almond-shaped) which he might have come across as used to describe almond-ey

[nq:2]That's interesting syntax. I think it's intended to convey the ... Isn't that a fairly good description of most people's eyes?[/nq]
[nq:1]almond d. Applied attrib. to eyes shaped like an almond, esp. of certain Asian peoples. So almond-eyed adj.[/nq]
Yes, I saw essentially the same in the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , which also said an almond is "oval with pointed ends", a

[nq:2]almond d. Applied attrib. to eyes shaped like an almond, esp. of certain Asian peoples. So almond-eyed adj.[/nq]
[nq:1]Yes, I saw essentially the same in the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , which also said an almond ... question remains: As an almond is oval with pointed ends, isn't "almond-eyed" a fairly good description of most people's eyes.[/nq]
If we describe all or most

An American football might, but does an ellipsoid have pointed ends? An eye is shaped like an ellipsoid, if I'm not mistaken.
Regards,
Chuck Riggs
Near Dublin, Ireland

[nq:1]Does anyone know the English word meaning 'almond-eyed'.[/nq]
It is a form of the phrase "she had almond-eyes"
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[nq:1]Does anyone know the English word meaning 'almond-eyed'. Many thanks[/nq]
Sloe-eyed.

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[nq:2]Does anyone know the English word meaning 'almond-eyed'. Many thanks[/nq]
[nq:1]Sloe-eyed.[/nq]
Why stick at sloe-eyed? Hazel-eyed would be nearer - in that hazels and almonds are both nuts - but just as wrong since almond-eyed refers to shape, not colour. Of course, there's still pop-eyed, boss-eyed and ***-eyed to go; and probably quite a few others.

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