This week's theme: Whose what? (animal edition) sheep's eyes (sheepz eyez) noun
Shy amorous glances. [The origin of the term is uncertain. Various theories attribute the term to Gaelic or any of the various Germanic languages. It has also been suggested that the term refers to the docile appearance of a sheep's eyes.] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "When office temp Carolina Santos developed a crush on a man at the Brazilian oil company where she was working, she did rather more than merely make sheep's eyes at him." David Randall; Fatal Attraction; The Independent on Sunday (London, UK); Jan 29, 2006. Sponsored by: Transform your teaching career with a master's from NCATE-accredited, The University of Scranton. 100% Online. 24/7 Access. http://www.uscranton.com/WS See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q ............................................................................ I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me. -Banksy, street artist (b. 1974) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/sheeps_eyes.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/sheeps_eyes.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/sheeps_eyes.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
