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naked eye

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naked eye
n.
The eye unassisted by an optical instrument.
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Noun1.naked eye - the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects; "it is not safe to look directly at the sun with the naked eye"
eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight


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On the opposite side the enemy could be seen by the naked eye, and from their battery a milk-white cloud arose.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
You must know that the Marionette, even from his birth, had very small ears, so small indeed that to the naked eye they could hardly be seen.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
I could see distinctly the limbs of these vermin with my naked eye, much better than those of a European louse through a microscope, and their snouts with which they rooted like swine.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
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