squint

squint
[[t]skwɪnt[/t]]
v. i.
1) to look with the eyes partly closed
2) oph to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed
3) to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance
4) to make or have an indirect reference or bearing (usu. fol. by toward, at, etc.)
5) oph to cause to squint
6) cvb an act or instance of squinting
7) a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus
8) inf a quick glance
9) an indirect reference, inclination, or tendency
10) archit. rel
Also called hagioscope (in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar.
11) looking obliquely or with a side glance; looking askance
12) (of the eyes) affected with strabismus
Etymology: 1350–1400; ME; aph. var. ofasquintto one side, askance squint′er, n. squint′ing•ly, adv. squint′y, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Squint — Squint, n. 1. The act or habit of squinting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) Same as {Hagioscope}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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