"cat-eye" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cat-eye [comparative], most cat-eye [superlative]
Etymology: The shape is reminiscent of the eyes of a domestic cat. Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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.
    Sense id: en-cat-eye-en-adj-b57KrRW7

Noun

Forms: cat-eyes [plural]
Etymology: The shape is reminiscent of the eyes of a domestic cat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cat-eye (plural cat-eyes)
  1. Alternative form of cat's eye (“glass marble with colourful inclusions”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cat's eye (extra: glass marble with colourful inclusions) Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-cat-eye-en-noun-rxNf2Z0Z Disambiguation of Eyewear: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89

Inflected forms

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