fox eye

English

Fox eye (sense 2).

Noun

fox eye (plural fox eyes)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
   • 2010, Anchee Min, Pearl of China‎^[1], 1st U.S. edition, →ISBN, page 5:

     When NaiNai was in her prime, she had a slender figure, a sweanlike neck, and a pair of fox eyes with both ends tilted up.

   • 2012, Lesley Downer, The Samurai's Daughter‎^[2], Corgi edition, published 2013, →ISBN, page 132:

     Nobu glimpsed a porcelain face, camellia lips and slanted fox eyes […]

   • 2019 January, Deb Jannerson, “Worst-Case Scenario”, in Obra/Artifact‎^[3], volume 6, page 26:

     She stared past the hastily dyed hair, past the freckle-shielding makeup, and into the girl's sunken fox eyes.

2. (cosmetics) A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.

Synonyms

• almond eye