glance one's eye

glance one's eye
archaic look briefly

glancing his severe eye around the group


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • eye — or private eye [ī] n. [ME ey, eie < OE ēage, akin to Ger auge < IE base * okw , to see > Gr osse, eyes, ōps, face, eye, L oculus] 1. the organ of sight in humans and animals 2. a) the eyeball b) the iris [brown eyes] …   English World dictionary

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