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eyes eyes (on a dish) are the emblem of
St Lucy, who was blinded during her martyrdom.
the eyes are the window of the soul it is in the eyes that a person's true nature can be discerned. The saying is recorded in English from the mid 16th century, but a similar idea is found in Latin in Cicero's
Orator, ‘
ut imago est animi voltus sic indices oculi [the face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter].’
have eyes in the back of one's head know what is going on around one even when one cannot see it.
See also
the buyer has need of a hundred eyes,
eye, fields have eyes at field,
four eyes see more than two, the scales fall from someone's eyes at scales2,
pull the wool over someone's eyes.
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The eyes have it all.
News Wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh; 7/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...interview? Make sure you make eye contact with the interviewers! Who knows your eyes might say more than your...baby in your mother's eyes. If you have an eye for the smart things you...and down in the public eye. Eyes; black, blue, brown...
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Eye-Fi Unveils Automatic Geotagging and Hotspot Connectivity With Eye-Fi Explore.
PR Newswire; 5/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...BURLINGAME, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Eye-Fi Inc. (http://www.eye.fi/), makers of the world's first wireless memory card for digital cameras, today announced the Eye-Fi Explore, a new card designed to make photo...
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Eye emergencies. (care and treatment)
Magazine article from: Outdoor Life; 3/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...telling him to keep his eyes open and to move them...irrigation. Flush the eye for at least 30 minutes...mask with very narrow eye slits. Soot or even mud smeared around the eyes will also cut the glare. Foreign Body in the Eye Step 1. Pull the upper...
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Guys' eyes analyzed.
Magazine article from: Cosmopolitan; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Duffy has something eye-opening to say about what a guy's eyes reveal when you...a twinkle in your eye. My dad has these incredibly deep brown eyes that have a tiny touch...size up your guy's eyes. Does he make eye contact? Research...
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Eye drops' advanced lipid restorative preserves moisture
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times; 5/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; Treating dry eye Over-the-counter artificial tear formulation...New Product Focus Miami-Soothe Emollient Eye Drops (Alimera Sciences Inc.) is a welcome...addition to the products available to treat dry eye disease. The eye drops help to supplement...
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Aging and your eyes.(Staying Healthy: How to keep your body working well)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Newspaper article from: Pamphlet by: National Institute on Aging; 11/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...every 1-2 years. The eye care professional should put drops in your eyes to enlarge (dilate) your...the only way to find some eye diseases, such as glaucoma...can come from having dry eye. Protecting your eyes (by wearing sunglasses...
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Eyes right _ and up and down: Vision kit gets mixed reviews.
Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 8/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...says. "The physical part of the eye changes." No research supports the idea that eye exercise can change the shape of the eyes, and many scientists and medical...can. "You can't really make the eye shorter by doing things with the muscles...
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Eyes on and off
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 8/16/2006; 539 words
; ...out with the desired eye shadow. l Apply kohl in your eyes and using the same...spilling from the eyes and creates a beautiful...effect. Removing eye makeup The most delicate...the skin around your eyes. Always use specified eye make-up removers...
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Eye-Fi Card Gets Smarter, More Efficient.
PR Newswire; 1/31/2008; 700+ words
; Now Available in Ritz Camera Centers Eye-Fi Offers "Smart Boost" Upgrade; Expands to Ritz Camera...Service LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Eye-Fi (http://www.eye.fi/), makers of the world's first wireless memory...
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Eye-care benefits impact performance and morale.(EMPLOYEE MATTERS)(Survey)
Magazine article from: The National Provisioner; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...have never had their eyes checked. Vision misconceptions...misconceptions about eye-related health issues...identify children's eye-tracking skills or ability to focus their eyes over a short period...changes in patients' eyes that could indicate the early stages of eye health ...
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eye
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...repairs are supplied by eye banks. People can arrange to have their eyes donated to such organizations...after their death. Eyes in Other Animals The camera type of eye, which forms excellent...kestrels, the eye can perceive ultraviolet...tracking prey. Simple eyes, or ocelli, are...
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Artificial Eye
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...availability of artificial eyes, a person who lost an eye usually wore a patch...the socket to provide eye movement. Today, most artificial eyes are made of plastic...who made life-like eyes for dolls, developed a glass eye for his son. Though...
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eyes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...body language . An eye is a part of the body...such basic terms, eyes have been around for...show clear signs of eyes, and the first eye-like organs probably...they emit enters the eye directly. But most...light that reaches our eyes has been reflected...
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Lazy Eye
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...Approximately half of all children with crossed eyes will develop a lazy eye. In children with crossed eyes, the images do not coordinate, thus...difference in image quality between the two eyes because one eye is severely nearsighted or farsighted...
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Eyes
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...exactly on the retina with the eye relaxed. —emmetropic...esotropia a condition of the eyes in which while one eye focuses on the object viewed...eye turns inward; cross-eye. glaucoma a disease of the eyes, in which the pressure inside...
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