Gooseberry-eyed
adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having prominent and dull grey eyes. British, archaic, slang
"He was a small, smug-faced, gooseberry-eyed man, quick in his movements, glib with his tongue, and full of the quaint shop-courtesy of eighty years ago […]"
Example
More examples"He was a small, smug-faced, gooseberry-eyed man, quick in his movements, glib with his tongue, and full of the quaint shop-courtesy of eighty years ago […]"
Etymology
From gooseberry + eyed.
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