Seeing Eye

Seeing Eye
trademark
— used for a guide dog trained to lead the blind

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seeing eye,
a device that detects an object and often activates some mechanism to which it is connected: »

The photoelectric cell has become familiar in the form of…the “seeing eye” for opening doors (Scientific American).

Seeing Eye,
an organization that breeds and trains dogs as guides for blind people.

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trademark
US — used for a dog that is trained to guide a blind person

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Seeing Eye — trademark used for a guide dog trained to lead the blind …   Medical dictionary

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  • Seeing Eye Dogs Australia — (SEDA) is the only national organisation in Australia to focus on providing guide dogs to people with vision impairment.SEDA s head office is based in Melbourne, Australia though it has major operations in Queensland.External links*… …   Wikipedia

  • Seeing Eye dog — ☆ Seeing Eye dog n. [< Seeing Eye, a trademark] [also s e d ] a guide dog …   English World dictionary

  • Seeing Eye dog — Seeing Eye .dog n trademark AmE a dog trained to guide blind people British Equivalent: guide dog …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Seeing Eye Dog — Seeing Eye ,Dog AMERICAN TRADEMARK a dog that is trained to lead someone who cannot see …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Seeing Eye Dog — UK / US Word forms Seeing Eye Dog : singular Seeing Eye Dog plural Seeing Eye Dogs trademark American a guide dog …   English dictionary

  • Seeing Eye dog — noun (trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person • Usage Domain: ↑trademark • Hypernyms: ↑guide dog * * * ˌSeeing ˈEye dog f4 [Seeing Eye dog] ™ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Seeing Eye dog — See′ing Eye′ dog dch trm a guide dog trained by The Seeing Eye, Inc., of Morristown, N.J …   From formal English to slang

  • Seeing Eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about. [named after the Seeing Eye organization in Morristown, New Jersey] * * * …   Universalium

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