cat-eye

English

Etymology

Due to the shape that is reminiscent of the eyes of a domestic cat.

Adjective

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

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

Noun

cat-eye (plural cat-eyes)

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

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.