hagioscope

hag·i·o·scope

H0010900 (hăg′ē-ə-skōp′, hā′jē-)n. A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the main altar.

hag′i·o·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.

hagioscope

(ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp) n (Architecture) architect another name for squint⁶ hagioscopic adj

squint

(skwɪnt)

v.i. 1. to look with the eyes partly closed. 2. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed. 3. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. 4. to make or have an indirect reference or bearing (usu. fol. by toward, at, etc.). v.t. 5. to cause to squint. n. 6. an act or instance of squinting. 7. a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus. 8. a quick glance. 9. an indirect reference, inclination, or tendency. 10. Also called hagioscope. (in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar. adj. 11. looking obliquely or with a side glance; looking askance. 12. (of the eyes) affected with strabismus. [1350–1400; Middle English; aph. variant of asquint to one side, askance] squint′er, n. squint′ing•ly, adv. squint′y, adj.

单词	hagioscope
释义	hagioscope hag·i·o·scope H0010900 (hăg′ē-ə-skōp′, hā′jē-)n. A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the main altar. hag′i·o·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj. hagioscope (ˈhæɡɪəˌskəʊp) n (Architecture) architect another name for squint⁶ hagioscopic adj squint (skwɪnt) v.i. 1. to look with the eyes partly closed. 2. to be affected with strabismus; be cross-eyed. 3. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. 4. to make or have an indirect reference or bearing (usu. fol. by toward, at, etc.). v.t. 5. to cause to squint. n. 6. an act or instance of squinting. 7. a condition of the eye consisting in noncoincidence of the optic axes; strabismus. 8. a quick glance. 9. an indirect reference, inclination, or tendency. 10. Also called hagioscope. (in a church) a small opening in a wall giving a view of the altar. adj. 11. looking obliquely or with a side glance; looking askance. 12. (of the eyes) affected with strabismus. [1350–1400; Middle English; aph. variant of asquint to one side, askance] squint′er, n. squint′ing•ly, adv. squint′y, adj. hagioscope squint squint, 2 squint, 1 1. A small opening, often obliquely cut, in the wall of a church, generally so placed as to afford a view of the high altar from the transept or aisles. 2. A squint brick. ThesaurusSeesquint
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