帯びた目

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I came across this sentence and was wondering about the meaning of 帯びた目。

少年は悲しみを帯びた目をしていた。

The youth took on a sad expression (look). (?)

Can this construction be used with other words such as:

痛みを帯びた目をしていた

A painful look?

[Since1990]

I came across this sentence and was wondering about the meaning of 帯びた目。

少年は悲しみを帯びた目をしていた。

The youth took on a sad expression (look). (?)

帯びる　to carry or 'take on'. I think your translation is close enough.

Can this construction be used with other words such as:

痛みを帯びた目をしていた

A painful look?

In my opinion, yes.