sloe-eyed

[ sloh-ahyd ]

adjective

1. having very dark eyes; dark-eyed.
2. having slanted eyes.

sloe-eyed

adjective

1. having dark slanted or almond-shaped eyes

Word History and Origins

Origin of sloe-eyed¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Joe’s penchant for women with broken wings persists, and there are two here who stand out, Mathilda Prim, Quiller’s complicated wife, and the “sloe-eyed” Lula McKenzie, who both offer Joe respite from battering storms.

From Washington Post

Black sable one day, next day it goes into hock, but I'm here Top billing Monday, Tuesday, you're touring in stock, but I'm here First you're another sloe-eyed vamp Then someone's mother, then you're camp Then you career from career to career I'm almost through my memoirs, and I'm here.

From Salon

We went through a security gate, down a winding road lined with stumpy palm trees—remnants of a bygone Fellowship experiment—then past a field of idle, sloe-eyed camels.

From The New Yorker

At one point, a now forgotten magician was lured into the MK-ULTRA program to write a manual on misdirection, with the intention of helping agents sneak toxins into some sloe-eyed target’s wine.

From The New Yorker

“Surfing in Peru had long been an aristocratic boys-only club. Demographic change had already begun filtering into Latin America’s beaches and lineups, but Mulanovich - compact and sloe-eyed, with a low, fast, tightly coiled wave-riding style - greatly accelerated the process,” the Encyclopedia of Surfing says.

From Washington Times