cross-eye
Origin of cross-eye
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How to use cross-eye in a sentence
"cross-eye" made a number of guttural noises indicative of his delight, and promptly collected the second $20.00.
My Native Land | James CoxOne Indian, who boasted of the terrible name of "cross-eye," brought in two ponies to sell.
My Native Land | James CoxThis contraction of the muscle is termed stra-bis´mus, or cross-eye.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) | Calvin CutterA woman, that occasionally worked for me, had a disagreeable squint; she was known in Indian by the name of Sachb, "cross-eye."
Life in the Backwoods | Susanna Moodiecross-eye can only be straightened by severing the muscles of the eye.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World | Clifton R. Wooldridge
British Dictionary definitions for cross-eye
a turning inwards towards the nose of one or both eyes, caused by abnormal alignment: See also strabismus
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