| Squint (squint) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Squint |
| [Cf. D. schuinte a
slope, schuin, schuinisch, sloping, oblique,
schuins slopingly. Cf. Askant, Askance,
Asquint.] |
Looking obliquely.
Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; --
said of the eyes. See Squint, n.,
2.
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| Squint (squint) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Squint |
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To see or look obliquely,
asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
To have the axes of the eyes
not coincident] -- to be cross-eyed.
To deviate from a true line; to run
obliquely.
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| Squint (squint) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Squint |
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To
turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint
an eye.
To cause to look with noncoincident optic
axes.
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The
act or habit of squinting.
A want of coincidence of the
axes of the eyes; strabismus.
Same as
Hagioscope.
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| Squint (squint) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Squint |
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To have an indirect
bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or
inclination towards, something.
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