cat-eye

English

Etymology

The shape is reminiscent of the eyes of a domestic cat.

Adjective

cat-eye (comparative more cat-eye, superlative most cat-eye)

  1. (of glasses) Having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front.

Further reading

Noun

cat-eye (plural cat-eyes)

  1. Alternative form of cat's eye (“glass marble with colourful inclusions”)
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