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cross-eye

[kraws-ahy, kros-ahy]
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noun

crossed eyes.

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Origin of cross-eye

First recorded in 1785–95
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British Dictionary definitions for cross-eye

cross-eye

noun

a turning inwards towards the nose of one or both eyes, caused by abnormal alignmentSee also strabismus
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Word Origin and History for cross-eye

cross-eye

also crosseye, 1770 (implied in cross-eyed), from cross (adj.) + eye.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for cross-eye

cross-eye

[krôs′ī′]

n.

A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes deviate toward the nose.
Related formscross′-eyed′ adj.
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