fox eye
noun1
In plural A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
- When NaiNai was in her prime, she had a slender figure, a swanlike neck, and a pair of fox eyes with both ends tilted up.2010, Anchee Min, Pearl of China, 1st U.S. edition, →ISBN, page 5:
- Nobu glimpsed a porcelain face, camellia lips and slanted fox eyes […]2012, Lesley Downer, The Samurai's Daughter, Corgi edition, published 2013, →ISBN, page 132:
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- She stared past the hastily dyed hair, past the freckle-shielding makeup, and into the girl's sunken fox eyes.2019 January, Deb Jannerson, “Worst-Case Scenario”, in Obra/Artifact, volume 6, page 26:
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Cosmetics, Lifestyle A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.
- Related terms
- fox tox