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dilated

/daɪˈleɪtɪd/ adjective C1
  1. Having undergone dilation; enlarged.
  2. Relatively large.
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But suddenly, as her dilated, frightened eyes gazed out over the audience, she saw Gilbert Blythe away at the back of the room, bending forward with a smile on his face--a smile which seemed to Anne at once triumphant and taunting.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 284 · C1
The pupils of his eyes, as he gazed at Monte Cristo dilated horribly.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 478 · C1
“Certainly, at your first request.” The major’s eyes dilated with pleasing astonishment.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 580 · C1
Behind the grating of the room into which Andrea had been led, he saw, while his eyes dilated with surprise, the dark and intelligent face of M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1041 · C1

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