ox-eyed

[ oks-ahyd ]

/ ˈɒksˌaɪd /

having large, round eyes similar to those of an ox.

Origin of ox-eyed

First recorded in 1615–25; ox + eyed

owse, owt, ox, ox-, ox-eye herring, ox-eyed, ox-tongue partisan, ox., oxa-, oxacillin, oxalate

Peggy let fall the ox-eyed daisy whose petals she had been counting, and turned toward him in dismay.

Peggy Owen and Liberty |Lucy Foster Madison
Stolid and ox-eyed, they stepped from their doorways into the narrow paths or upon the soft grass of the streets.

Cabbages and Kings |O. Henry
She was a very beautiful goddess, "ox-eyed" in the quaint Greek phrase, that is, with large expressive eyes.

Greek Sculpture |Estelle M. Hurll
Juno was the most worthy of the goddesses, the most queenly; ox-eyed, says Homer; says Hesiod, golden-sandaled and golden-throned.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley

A mighty bunch of trailing ferns, starred with furry azure flowers and ox-eyed daisies, was fastened from her neck to her girdle.

Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 |Various

ox-eyed

having large round eyes, like those of an ox