Tearbrimmed
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of tear-brimmed. alt-of, alternative
"She saw Rollo sitting in the middle of the bed with his arms tightly manacled to the side of his head by a twisted shirtlet which crossed his face in many folds, concealing from sight all his features save two tearbrimmed blue eyes, and at the same time effectually smothering all attempts at speech, even of the most primitive character."
Example
More examples"She saw Rollo sitting in the middle of the bed with his arms tightly manacled to the side of his head by a twisted shirtlet which crossed his face in many folds, concealing from sight all his features save two tearbrimmed blue eyes, and at the same time effectually smothering all attempts at speech, even of the most primitive character."
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