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fox eye en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, in-plural) A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
She stared past the hastily dyed hair, past the freckle-shielding makeup, and into the girl's sunken fox eyes.
2019 January, Deb Jannerson, “Worst-Case Scenario”, in Obra/Artifact, volume 6, page 26: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: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:
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(countable, uncountable) A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.
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Relateds
fox tox
Synonyms
almond eye