deep-set eyes

collocation in English

meaningsofdeep-setandeye

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deep-set
adjective
uk
/ˌdiːpˈset/us
/ˌdiːpˈset/
Deep-set eyes are far back in the bones of ...
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eye
noun[C]
uk
/aɪ/us
/aɪ/
one of the two organs in your face that are used ...
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(Definition ofdeep-setandeyefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Facial features common to both include deep-set eyes and a large, distinctly shaped nose.
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The men all have deep-set eyes and profuse beards and whiskers.
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He had formidable looks - a long neatly trimmed brown beard and a high forehead with deep-set eyes that gave him a prematurely patriarchal appearance.
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These include facial asymmetry, a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, a broad nasal bridge, a wide, fleshy nasal tip, and mild prognathism.
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There seems to be on his face, and in his deep-set eyes, an expression of profound sadness and disillusionment.
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Other unique qualities include black mouth pigment, a slightly hippo-like head shape, small ears, deep-set eyes and rising top-line.
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The men have deep-set eyes and profuse beards and whiskers.
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The face is wrinkled and veined with deep creases at the forehead and under the deep-set eyes.
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Late childhood and adolescence findings include significant intellectual disability, microcephaly, coarsening of facial features, prominent supraorbital ridges, deep-set eyes, hypoplastic nasal bridge, severe malocclusion, and scoliosis.
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The face has wrinkles between the nose and cheeks, sagging cheeks and deep-set eyes; the lips are badly damaged and the mouth is open, displaying the teeth.
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