1. plural of eye; the organs of sight
Usage: archaic or poetic; primarily found in Middle English and Early Modern English literature

Examples

• The maiden's eyne were bright with tears.
• He gazed upon her with loving eyne.
• In old texts, 'eyne' appears as the plural form of 'eye'.
• The poet wrote of the knight's fierce eyne.
• Her eyne sparkled in the candlelight.