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[ deep -set ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdipˈsɛt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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-rooted, deep scattering layer, deep-sea, deep-sea core, deep-seated, deep-set , deep six, Deep South, deep space, deep structure, deep temporal nerve
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for deep-set adjective (of the eyes) deeply set into the face
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Words related to deep-set huge, spacious, gaping, vast, roomy, yawning, sunken, depressed, void, vaulted, curved, cleft, notched, arched, indented, dimpled, cupped, excavated, pitted, striated