Meanings
adjectiveox-eyed (comparative more ox-eyed, superlative most ox-eyed)
comparative more ox-eyed · superlative most ox-eyed
- 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 best
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLCSynonyms: cow-eyed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving large, full eyes, like those of an ox.
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adjectivehaving large round eyes like those of an ox
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