Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - squint
Squint
squint
v., n., & adj. --v. 1 intr. have the eyes turned in different directions, have a squint. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) look obliquely or with half-closed eyes. 3 tr. close (one's eyes) quickly, hold (one's eyes) half-shut. --n. 1 = STRABISMUS. 2 a stealthy or sidelong glance. 3 colloq. a glance or look (had a squint at it). 4 an oblique opening through the wall of a church affording a view of the altar. 5 a leaning or inclination towards a particular object or aim. --adj. 1 squinting. 2 looking different ways. Phrases and idioms squint-eyed 1 squinting. 2 malignant, ill-willed. Derivatives squinter n. squinty adj. Etymology: ASQUINT: (adj.) perh. f. squint-eyed f. obs. squint (adv.) f. ASQUINT
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English a~ Date: 1579 looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain), not having the visual axes parallel ; crossed, II. verb Date: 1599 intransitive verb 1. to have an indirect bearing, reference, or aim, to deviate from a true line, 2. to look in a ~-eyed manner, to be cross-eyed, to look or peer with eyes partly closed, transitive verb to cause (an eye) to ~, ~er noun ~ingly adverb III. noun Date: circa 1652 strabismus, an instance of ~ing, hagioscope, ~y adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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