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cross-eyed
[ kraws-ahyd, kros- ]
adjective
- having crossed eyes.
cross-eyed
adjective
- having one or both eyes turning inwards towards the nose
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- cross-eyedness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-eyed1
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Example Sentences
He wears glasses and is noticeably cross-eyed (he was injured during the Lebanese Civil War and temporarily blinded).
Do not make children cross-eyed, by having hair hang about their foreheads, where they see it continually.
“Worst jinx in the world to see a cross-eyed man,” I replied.
A cross-eyed cow would have had a good time at that Thanksgiving ball.
It was here that Suzanne Derval looked cross-eyed at him, fingered her pearls, and remarked that he had beaux yeux.
There is usually one boy in school that can on occasion, look cross-eyed and another boy that can move his ears.
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