butterflies
n.pl.— «Are you more of the Grace Kelly or Sophia Loren type? Cat eyes, invented in the 1960s often called today butterflies, are always in style. If you’re starlet material, these are for you. Kata Eyewear’s Illusion 5 as well as Marc People’s Arebelle are both Isabella’s favorites for their unique colors.» —“How Will You See the Summer?” by Kim Abdo Greater Tulsa Reporter (Oklahoma) June 29, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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