myope
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of myope
C18: via French from Greek muōps; see myopia
Example Sentences
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"Supposing these facets myope or presbyte," observed Jack, "that gives seventeen thousand three hundred and twenty-five pairs of spectacles on one nose!"
From Willis the Pilot by Adrien, Paul
"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 Dodd, Anna Bowman
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 Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
Then he can dissect beetles like Straus Derekheim, without becoming a myope.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 by Various
"And then?" asked the myope, with an anxious air.
From The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 by Various
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