ˈeagle-ˌeyed, a.
[see eagle 10 c.]
Having an eye like an eagle; keen-sighted. lit. and fig.
| 1601 Bp. Barlow Eagle & Body (1609) E iv a, Faith, being Eagle eyed, can..see the maiestie of God. 1625 Hart Anat. Ur. ii. iii. 65 The most eagle-eyed Physitian. a 1703 Burkitt On N.T. John viii. 11 It is a false zeal that is eagle-eyed abroad, and blind at home. 1800 Weems Washington v. (1877) 35 The eagle-eyed friendship of Mr. Waller quickly discovered him. |