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wall·eyed (-īd′)

adjective

  1. having one or both eyes with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea
  2. having eyes that turn outward, showing more white than is normal, because of divergent strabismus
  3. having leukoma of the cornea
  4. having large, glossy eyes: said of some fishes
  5. 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

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