Gazelle
[gə'zel] or [gə'zɛl]
Definition
(noun.) small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes.
Typist: Maxine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their eyes.
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Definition
n. a small species of antelope with beautiful dark eyes found in Arabia and North Africa.
Editor: Randolph
Examples
- American deposits in the Miocene display a great variety of camels, giraffe camels with long necks, gazelle camels, llamas, and true camels. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I would not exchange this one little English girl for the Grand Turk's whole seraglio, gazelle- eyes, houri forms, and all! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Quoted verses respecting self and young Gazelle. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Renewed reference to young Gazelle. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- They were gazelles, of soft-eyed notoriety. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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