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Definition of Eyesome
1. pleasant to look at [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyesome
Literary usage of Eyesome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Hunger and Industrial Disorders: A Study of Social Conflict During by Walter James Shelton (1922)
"Life was clogged in me with care; I thought not I should meet an eyesome maiden,
But found one there. " I entered on the precincts for the second time— ..."
2. The New Jerusalem: A Hymn of the Olden Time by Horatius Bonar (1852)
"The fruit more eyesome, toothsome, farre, Than that which grew on Adam's tree,
With whose delight assailed were, And both suppressed, Eve and He. ..."
3. Narrative of a Voyage to New South Wales, and Van Dieman's Land: In the Ship by James Dixon (1822)
"The banks of the river are however not fertile, except a few spots, which gives
the eyesome small relief in sailing up. The road to Paramatta is equal to ..."
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