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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See baby-blue-eyes.

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Examples

  • The mind behind the baby-eyes was at least that hard-a fact which Kingsley's ever-polite chatter strove to obscure.

    Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973

  • The mind behind the baby-eyes was at least that hard-a fact which Kingsley's ever-polite chatter strove to obscure.

    Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973

  • It was the birthday of the little Prince: -- only one year since he had opened his baby-eyes on life -- and the day of his anniversary dawned radiantly.

    The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Lawrence Turnbull

  • She had lifted her hand to remove it; and, catching the baby-eyes, so dark and shining, paused for a moment, and smiled.

    The Rosary 1909

  • She knew it by the Sho-Chiku-Bai in relief on the back of it, -- those three fortunate emblems of Pine, Bamboo, and Plumflower, which delighted her baby-eyes when her mother first showed her the mirror.

    Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • She was therefore rising to leave; but Papias held her back and entreated her so pathetically with his blue baby-eyes not to take him away and spoil his pleasure that she yielded, though the opportunity was favorable for moving unobserved, as the woman in front of her was preparing to go and was shaking hands with her neighbor.

    Serapis — Complete Georg Ebers 1867

  • She was therefore rising to leave; but Papias held her back and entreated her so pathetically with his blue baby-eyes not to take him away and spoil his pleasure that she yielded, though the opportunity was favorable for moving unobserved, as the woman in front of her was preparing to go and was shaking hands with her neighbor.

    Serapis — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

  • She was therefore rising to leave; but Papias held her back and entreated her so pathetically with his blue baby-eyes not to take him away and spoil his pleasure that she yielded, though the opportunity was favorable for moving unobserved, as the woman in front of her was preparing to go and was shaking hands with her neighbor.

    Serapis — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

  • She was therefore rising to leave; but Papias held her back and entreated her so pathetically with his blue baby-eyes not to take him away and spoil his pleasure that she yielded, though the opportunity was favorable for moving unobserved, as the woman in front of her was preparing to go and was shaking hands with her neighbor.

    Serapis — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867

  • She was therefore rising to leave; but Papias held her back and entreated her so pathetically with his blue baby-eyes not to take him away and spoil his pleasure that she yielded, though the opportunity was favorable for moving unobserved, as the woman in front of her was preparing to go and was shaking hands with her neighbor.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867

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