| 释义 |
wall·eyed
\-īd\ adjective
Etymology: by folk etymology (influence of wall) (I) from Middle English wawil-eghed, part translation of Old Norse vagl-eygr walleyed, from vagl beam, roost, beam in the eye + eygr, eygthr eyed; akin to Old Norse vega to move, carry, lift — more at weigh
1.
a. : having very light gray or whitish eyes
< a walleyed horse >
b. : having the eyes directed outward : affected with a divergent squint
< the operation turned him from cross-eyed to walleyed >
2. : affected with leucoma
3. : marked by a wild irrational staring of the eyes
< flailed away in walleyed fear — Time >
< had a walleyed fit — Ross Santee >
4. : having an oblique uncertain appearance or character
< walleyed … foreign policy — New Yorker > |