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hazel
1[ hey-zuhl ]
noun
- any shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Corylus, of the birch family, having toothed, ovate leaves and bearing edible nuts, as C. avellana, of Europe, or C. americana and C. cornuta, of the Western Hemisphere.
- any of several other shrubs or trees, as an Australian shrub, Pomaderris apetala.
- the wood of any of these trees.
- the hazelnut or filbert.
- light golden brown, as the color of a hazelnut.
adjective
- of or relating to the hazel.
- made of the wood of the hazel.
- having a light golden-brown color.
Hazel
2[ hey-zuhl ]
noun
- a female given name.
hazel
/ 藞丑别瑟锄蓹濒 /
noun
- Also calledcob any of several shrubs of the N temperate genus Corylus, esp C. avellana, having oval serrated leaves and edible rounded brown nuts: family Corylaceae
- the wood of any of these trees
- short for hazelnut
- a light yellowish-brown colour
- ( as adjective )
hazel eyes
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑补顎儂别濒路濒测 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hazel1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hazel1
Example Sentences
With dark blond hair and hazel eyes, Denise had a youthful beauty and hid her tough circumstances under a devil-may-care attitude.
Hours after the strike, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a TV address, said that Russia had launched a "new conventional intermediate-range" missile with the codename Oreshnik, meaning hazel tree in Russian.
She is described as being 5 feet 10 and weighing 140 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
She鈥檚 a natural beauty, with her long, sandy blond hair partially tied back accentuating her soulful hazel eyes and infectious smile.
She has beautiful hazel eyes and long eyelashes, but they鈥檙e wide open, barely blinking as she breathes heavily into an oxygen mask that covers most of her little face.
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About This 亚洲网紅露点
What color are hazel eyes?
Opinions vary on what, exactly, constitutes hazel eyes. Some consider them to be any shade with light brown or gold tones; others think they are a variation of brown eyes, only with more green or gold in the iris.
Where did the term hazel eyes come from?
We鈥檒l never know who the first person who had hazel eyes was, but if they were around today, they would join 5鈥8% of the world鈥檚 population that claims the color.
The term hazel comes from the color of a hazelnut and is recorded describing eyes as early as the 1690s. Whatever the precise shade of hazel is, scientists agree that hazel eyes are caused by light-scattering and melanin. Many online tutorials and makeup products can help you make those coveted, rare hazel eyes pop鈥攎uch to the envy of others.
How to use the term hazel eyes
Hazel eyes are used to describe the eye color of mostly white populations where there is a mix of people with blue, green, and brown eyes, upping the genetic chance for hazel eyes to occur. However, people of other races have also flashed some hazel-colored peepers, supermodel Tyra Banks is one of the more notable examples.
Another famous holder of hazel eyes would be first-ever American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson. In 2004, she released the single 鈥淏ehind These Hazel Eyes.鈥 In the chorus, she sings: 鈥溾ou won鈥檛 get to see the tears I cry / Behind these hazel eyes鈥
The anthem, which details Clarkson鈥檚 tormented heart after breaking up with her boyfriend, remained on the Billboard Top Ten for 15 weeks, and is a personal favorite of the singer herself and a tearjerker for her many fans. As Clarkson said in 2005, 鈥淐rappy relationships [make for] a good song.鈥
More examples of hazel eyes:
鈥淓ven the graphic designers at Almay can鈥檛 seem to settle on a single definition of hazel. Their i-color eyeshadows for hazel eyes are calibrated for golden brown 鈥渉oneyed hazel.鈥 This is the color they use on their packaging, too. But the display in my drugstore shows a green-brown iris!鈥
鈥擪at S, xoJane, June 2015
Note
This content is not meant to be a formal definition of this term. Rather, it is an informal summary that seeks to provide supplemental information and context important to know or keep in mind about the term鈥檚 history, meaning, and usage.
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