one-eyed
Americanadjective
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having but one eye.
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Cards. being, of, pertaining to, or using a face card or cards on which the figure is shown in profile, such cards being the jack of spades, the jack of hearts, and the king of diamonds in standard packs of cards.
One-eyed jacks are wild.
Etymology
Origin of one-eyed
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
Example Sentences
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Scientists from Lund University and the University of Sussex report that all vertebrates can be traced back to this ancient, one-eyed organism.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Locals loved the story about the one-eyed New York man who had a special bloodshot glass eyeball made, so that when he came to L.A. on business, his fake eye matched his real one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But in Danvers' living room she finds another clue pointing to the existence of life after death: Holden’s one-eyed bear, the same stuffed animal she saw in her vision.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024
Mike and Marilyn Chard from Bovisand lost their one-eyed cat Tigger back in October.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024
He sprinted back to the one-eyed witch, opened her hump, heaved himself inside, and slid down to meet his bag at the bottom of the stone chute.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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