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one-eyed

[ wuhn-ahyd ]

adjective

  1. having but one eye.
  2. Cards. being, of, pertaining to, or using a face card or cards on which the figure is shown in profile, such cards being the jack of spades, the jack of hearts, and the king of diamonds in standard packs of cards:

    One-eyed jacks are wild.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of one-eyed1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English
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Example Sentences

In addition to several peacocks, she owned mallards, pheasants, bantams, and a one-eyed swan.

The Blind Faith of the One-Eyed MatadorKaren Russell, GQ Last fall, one of Spain's greatest matadors took a horn to the face.

The one-eyed leader of the Quetta Shura never talks to the press, never meets with non-Muslims and is remarkably secretive.

For, singular, uncanny circumstance, this was a one-eyed raven which sat upon the shoulder of his one-eyed master!

A former groom; born about 1767; short, thickset, wife-led, one-eyed.

The cavalier was a thick-pated, one-eyed old warrior, who had a life of hard fighting and foul living written all over his face.

Kitty, the grey one-eyed mare, came and rubbed her nose against the black horse.

They were all together—the one-eyed man, the bald old woman, and Myla.

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