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The irises of human eyes exhibit a wide spectrum of colours. Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris [1] [2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris.
A Turkish nazar boncuğu Eye beads or nazars – amulets against the evil eye – for sale in a shop.. A naẓar (from Arabic نَظَر , meaning 'sight', 'surveillance', 'attention', and other related concepts), or an eye bead is an eye-shaped amulet believed by many to protect against the evil eye.
Blue eyes are also found in parts of Western Asia, most notably in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. [53] In Estonia, 99% of people have blue eyes. [54] [55] In Denmark in 1978, only 8% of the population had brown eyes, though through immigration, today that number is about 11%. [55] In Germany, about 75% have blue eyes. [55]
A blue/turquoise bead with two, seven or nine small holes [70] resembling eyes around a necklace is often worn and is said to be protection from the evil eye. Some may also spit three times without saliva. It is said that people with green or blue eyes are more prone to the evil eye effect. [71] [citation needed] [clarification needed]
What is the meaning of seeing a blue jay? Among spiritual experts, blue jays can symbolize several things. For instance, since blue jays have loud and unmistakable calls, people think of them as ...
Central heterochromia, blue with brown. Central heterochromia is also an eye condition where there are two colors in the same iris; but the arrangement is concentric, rather than sectoral. The central (pupillary) zone of the iris is a different color than the mid-peripheral (ciliary) zone.
Couple flirting and giving each other bedroom eyes at the beach at sunset. That intense stare across the crowded bar. The coy glance from a cute stranger on the subway.
Pronounced sit-lah-lee, this fun-to-say girl’s name meaning ‘star’ is of Aztec origin. 93. Galatea. A moon of Neptune and a feminine name of Greek origin meaning ‘one who is milk-white.’ 94.