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cross-eye
[ kraws-ahy, kros-ahy ]
cross-eye
noun
- See strabismusa turning inwards towards the nose of one or both eyes, caused by abnormal alignment See also strabismus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-eye1
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Example Sentences
"Cross-Eye" made a number of guttural noises indicative of his delight, and promptly collected the second $20.00.
One Indian, who boasted of the terrible name of "Cross-Eye," brought in two ponies to sell.
This contraction of the muscle is termed stra-bis´mus, or cross-eye.
A woman, that occasionally worked for me, had a disagreeable squint; she was known in Indian by the name of Sachb, "cross-eye."
Cross-eye can only be straightened by severing the muscles of the eye.
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