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eyed

/aɪd/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination

    a peacock's eyed feathers

Word history

From Middle English eyed, eied, iȝed, y yȝed, equivalent to eye + ed.

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Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
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