walleyed
walleyed
Definition
wall·eyed (-īd′)
adjective
- having one or both eyes with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea
- having eyes that turn outward, showing more white than is normal, because of divergent strabismus
- having leukoma of the cornea
- having large, glossy eyes: said of some fishes
- having or characterized by crazed, glaring eyes
Etymology: altered by folk etym. < ME wawil-eyed < ON valdeygthr, altered < vagl eygr < vagl, a beam (> Swed vagel, sty) + eygr, having eyes, akin to eye
Browse dictionary entries near walleyed
- walleye surfperch
- walleye
- wallet
- Waller
- Wallenstein
- walled
- wallcreeper
- wallcovering
- wallboard
- wallaroo
- walleyed pike
- wallflower
- Wallis
- Wallis and Futuna
- Walloon
- wallop
- walloping
- wallow
- wallpaper
- wally
