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fisheye

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fish⋅eye

[fish-ahy]
–noun, plural -eyes.
1. (in plasterwork) a surface defect having the form of a spot.
2. an unfriendly or suspicious look.
3. fisheyes, Slang. tapioca pudding.
Also, fish eye (for defs. 1, 2).


Origin:
fish + eye
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fish·eye   (fĭsh'ī')   
adj.  
  1. Of or being a wide-angle photographic lens that covers an angle of about 180°, producing a circular image with exaggerated foreshortening in the center and increasing distortion toward the periphery.

  2. Slang A suspicious, unfriendly glance or look.

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