noun
- a ray or beam of light from the eye; a glance or look
Usage: archaic or poetic; based on the now-obsolete belief that eyes emit light
Examples
- Her eyebeam caught his across the crowded room.
- The poet described love as an exchange of eyebeams between two souls.
- His eyebeam was so intense that she had to look away.
- In Renaissance literature, eyebeams were often used as a metaphor for passionate attention.