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deep-set

[ deep-set ]

/ ˈdipˈsɛt /

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adjective

placed far in: a face with deep-set eyes under bushy brows.

Origin of deep-set

First recorded in 1830–35

Words nearby deep-set

deep-litter, deep-rooted, deep-sea, deep-sea core, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-six, deep-vein thrombosis, deep-voiced, deepen, deepfreeze

Example sentences from the Web for deep-set

Payback against those accused of practicing sorcery is a deep-set custom in some parts of the ethnically diverse nation.

Where They Still Burn ‘Witches’ |Jo Chandler |February 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The playwright gave Mainhall a curious look out of his deep-set faded eyes and made a wry face.

Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ |Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
His eyes were a cold flinty blue, deep-set in a strong masculine face.

Warrior of the Dawn |Howard Carleton Browne
He seemed tall and unexpectedly dazzling as he confronted her; his deep-set gray eyes were very brilliant.

McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 |Various

The deep-set eyes of Macdonald clinched with those of his rival.

The Yukon Trail |William MacLeod Raine
He was sure he caught a gleam from those dark, deep-set eyes.

Red Dynamite |Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for deep-set

deep-set

adjective

(of the eyes) deeply set into the face