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Definition of Deep-set
1. Adjective. Having a sunken area. "Hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
Definition of Deep-set
1. Adjective. Set deeply below a surface, as on a face ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deep-set
Literary usage of Deep-set
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"Williams was of short stature, with a large head and massive brow, features of
the Celtic type, deep-set dark blue eyes, ..."
2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1895)
"... which changes expression with magical rapidity when it is lighted up by his
genial smile; has deep-set blue eyes, firm lips, and the gait of a soldier. ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1902)
"HABITS OF THE deep-set BULBS OF ERYTHRONIUM. BY GRACE STODDARD NILES. IN that
delightful chapter " Among the Wild-Flowers" in Mr. Burroughs' "Riverby ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"HABITS OF THE deep-set BULBS OF ERYTHRONIUM. BY GRACE: STODDARD NILES. IN that
delightful chapter "Among the Wild-Flowers" in Mr. Burroughs' ..."
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