English

Alternative forms

• sleepy-dust

Noun

sleepy dust ‎(uncountable)

1. (informal) Rheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.
   • 2008, Kathleen McCleary, House and Home, Hyperion Books (2008), ISBN 9781401395445, unnumbered page:

     Ellen looked at her, at her face, now serious, with traces of sleepy dust still in the corners of her eyes.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:sleepy dust.

Synonyms

• crusty (slang), gound (UK dialectal), sleep