sheep's eye

== English == === Etymology === From genitive of sheep + eye. === Noun === sheep's eye (plural sheep's eyes) A secretive, pining look, or humble doting glance. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in plural. Sometimes "to cast a sheep's eye" or "throw a sheep's eye" on someone. Also in the expression "make sheep's eyes (at someone)". ==== Synonyms ==== cow eyes ==== Related terms ==== sheepish ==== Translations ==== === References === [1] Miriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary [2] "The Gaelic etymology of the languages of western Europe: And more especially of the English and Lowland Scotch, and their slang, cant, and colloquial dialects". By Charles Mackay. [3] "The Works of Joseph Addison Complete in Three Volumes Embracing the Whole of the 'Spectator,'" &c. By Joseph Addison. [4] "Never, never, -- Never, never: A Condensed Novel in Three Parts, after the Manner of Bret Harte". By Anthony Trollope.