Definitions
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- adjective (of flowers) having a purple eyelike marking
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Examples
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She rolled her purple-eyed gaze toward him appreciatively.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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From being able to hear dead spirits on pigeons, listening to whirlwinds, and understanding her purple-eyed cat, Beka has a lot of tricks up her magical sleeves, but they only give her the clues to follow.
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England and scotland brought forth delicate deer-like creatures, elf-eared, violet eyes, and when you would occasionally find a deer-bodied, purple-eyed, black-maned and white-coated centaur let me tell you, it would turn anyone into a furre. * wry grin*
jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2006
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She was yellow-haired, almost purple-eyed, so rich was the blue of the pupils.
Vittoria — Complete George Meredith 1868
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She was yellow-haired, almost purple-eyed, so rich was the blue of the pupils.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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She was yellow-haired, almost purple-eyed, so rich was the blue of the pupils.
Vittoria — Volume 6 George Meredith 1868
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Meanwhile, the alien at the periscope, who looks a bit like a hairless peach, purple-eyed Jerry Lewis is freaking out at the sight of aliens.
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Into this sinister reality, a special purple-eyed child is born.
All articles at Blogcritics Eilonvi 2009
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“And as you can see, my lord,” he said, making a dramatic gesture toward the bulbous-nosed, purple-eyed constable’s assistant, “my fears were not ill-founded.”
Slightly Married Balogh, Mary 2003
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