: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number
often used in combination
an almond-eyed girl

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Not a full-size kitchen, of course, but rather a miniature replica of a kitchen, a tiny kitchen with a tiny table where two tiny dolls sit, blank-eyed and smiling and ready to eat an invisible meal. Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025 The keen-eyed Matty spotted the key to Olympia’s new safe and then found a way to (1) Learn its location, (2) swipe the key, and (3) swap out the real documents for fakes. Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025 Many insects spend the winter hibernating in hollow stems, while birds feast on seeds from coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, zinnias, cosmos, and more. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025 Blinky became a symbolic picture for real-world commentary regarding the dangers of mutation and nuclear waste, and in 2011, a real-life three-eyed wolf fish was caught near an Argentinian nuclear plant, per ZME Science. Zoe Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eyed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eyed was in the 14th century

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“Eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

eyed

adjective
: having an eye or eyes especially of a specified kind or number
often used in combination
a blue-eyed patient

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