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Definition of Lynx-eyed
1. Adjective. Having very keen vision. "Quick-sighted as a cat"
Similar to: Sighted
Derivative terms: Sharp-sightedness
Definition of Lynx-eyed
1. Adjective. Possessing particularly good vision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lynx-eyed
Literary usage of Lynx-eyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Magazine by Richard Phillips, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress) (1826)
"Even Gardiner's lynx-eyed sight ; thy soul shall laugh. For there are dark and
deep-delved plots, ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... sharp or piercing ey«;—artig, adj. like a lynx, lyncean; —dugig, adj.
lynx-eyed; — face,/, caracal, ..."
3. Guarding the Mails: Or, The Secret Service of the Post Office Department by Patrick Henry Woodward (1876)
"urged tho lynx.eyed messenger." " No," stammered the assistant, running through
... Look again," urged the lynx-eyed messenger. " I have notice that a very ..."
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