Category:Squint

Squint, a. Etym: [cf. D. schuinte a slope, schuin, schuinisch, Sloping, oblique, schuins slopingly. Cf. Askant, askance, asquint.]

1. Looking obliquely. Specifically (med.), not having the optic axes Coincident; -- said of the eyes. See squint, n., 2.

2. Fig.: Looking askance. "squint suspicion." Milton.

Squint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squinting.]

1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive Glance. Some can squint when they will. Bacon.

2. (med.)

Defn: to have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross- Eyed.

3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

Squint Squint, v. t.

1. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint An eye.

2. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes. He. . . squints the eye, and makes the harelid. Shak.

Squint Squint, n.

1. The act or habit of squinting.

2. (med.)

Defn: a want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.

3. (arch.)

Defn: same as hagioscope.