myope
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of myope
C18: via French from Greek muōps; see myopia
Example Sentences
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Thus, according to Flaubert, the myope looks at things one after another and describes details, while Hearn says the exact opposite.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould
Still, it does not follow that the myope necessarily possesses the poetic faculty or feeling;—neither does it imply that the presbyope necessarily lacks it.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould
His face, which was clean shaven, was the face of a hawk, with the contracted myope vision characteristic of that bird.
From The Slave of the Lamp by Henry Seton Merriman
"And then?" asked the myope, with an anxious air.
From The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various
"The count doesn't see any better than he did—toujours myope, lui" the old woman murmured to her son, with a pregnant wink, as she took her snuff.
From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Anna Bowman Dodd
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