fox eye (plural fox eyes)
- (chiefly in the plural) A type of eye associated with East Asian people, characterized as narrow, slanted, or upturned.
2010, Anchee Min, Pearl of China[1], 1st U.S. edition, →ISBN, page 5:When NaiNai was in her prime, she had a slender figure, a sweanlike neck, and a pair of fox eyes with both ends tilted up.
2012, Lesley Downer, The Samurai's Daughter[2], Corgi edition, published 2013, →ISBN, page 132:Nobu glimpsed a porcelain face, camellia lips and slanted fox eyes […]
2019 January, Deb Jannerson, “Worst-Case Scenario”, in Obra/Artifact[3], volume 6, page 26:She stared past the hastily dyed hair, past the freckle-shielding makeup, and into the girl's sunken fox eyes.
- (cosmetics) A makeup technique in which the outer corners of the eyes are darkened to a triangular point.