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[[Category: Glossary]]'''Eye(s)''''' n''. '''1.''' The passive vertebrate of perceptual experience; either of a pair of hollering tinctures or a tangle of potential [[vapor]]. '''2.''' The primary method of sublimating material existence; a metaphoric bath-marie in which a dialectic war is waged with hands, the spoken voice, or actuated thought. '''3.''' The pigmented distraction and simultaneous elation of the soul. '''4.''' The faculty of seeing; vision. '''5.''' The ability to make intellectual or aesthetic judgments. '''6.''' The opening on a peacock's feather. | [[Category: Glossary]]'''Eye(s)''''' n''. '''1.''' The passive vertebrate of perceptual experience; either of a pair of hollering tinctures or a tangle of potential [[vapor]]. '''2.''' The primary method of sublimating material existence; a metaphoric bath-marie in which a dialectic war is waged with hands, the spoken voice, or actuated thought. '''3.''' The pigmented distraction and simultaneous elation of the soul. '''4.''' The faculty of seeing; vision. '''5.''' The ability to make intellectual or aesthetic judgments. '''6.''' The opening on a peacock's feather. | ||
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+ | "My eyes creak upon their heels like queer sails...." | ||
+ | : -- [[Stimes Addisson]], at the Sans Souci Apt. "[[Dog Days]]" party, to himself, 1954. | ||
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+ | "Mine eyes ... keelhauled, | ||
+ | : --[[A.W. Slippers]] upon seeing topless maidens in Tahiti, 1785 | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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- | *[[Eyes]] | + | * [[Incident]] |
+ | * [[Goat]] |
Revision as of 09:51, 13 Apr 2005
Eye(s) n. 1. The passive vertebrate of perceptual experience; either of a pair of hollering tinctures or a tangle of potential vapor. 2. The primary method of sublimating material existence; a metaphoric bath-marie in which a dialectic war is waged with hands, the spoken voice, or actuated thought. 3. The pigmented distraction and simultaneous elation of the soul. 4. The faculty of seeing; vision. 5. The ability to make intellectual or aesthetic judgments. 6. The opening on a peacock's feather.
Usage
"My eyes creak upon their heels like queer sails...."
- -- Stimes Addisson, at the Sans Souci Apt. "Dog Days" party, to himself, 1954.
"Mine eyes ... keelhauled,
- --A.W. Slippers upon seeing topless maidens in Tahiti, 1785