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asquint
asquint, adv. (and a.) (əˈskwɪnt) Forms: 3– asquint, 4 a squynte, 5 asquynt, 7 a squint. [Of uncertain origin; apparently f. a prep.1 and a word corresponding to Du. schuinte ‘slope, slant,’ of the independent use of which no instances survive; the later squint adv. and adj. being an aphetic form of... Oxford English Dictionary
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Debarq
{{Quote frame |quote=Icy winds compete with the blazing sunshine and people with eyes asquint, ruined by sunlight at high altitude, walk for miles to barter wikipedia.org
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askant
askant, adv. (əˈskænt) Forms: 7 ascant, a-skaunt, 7–9 askaunt, 8– askant. [apparently a later variant of askance q.v., with termination assimilated to asquint or aslant.] 1. = askance 1.1695 Blackmore Pr. Arth. ii. 461 Man's Soul, by this rude Shock from 's Center driv'n, Stands so a-skaunt. 1795 So... Oxford English Dictionary
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askoyne
† askoyˈe, aˈskoyne, adv. Obs. Also 6 ascoye. [Actual origin uncertain: skoyne seems to be identical with Du. schuin sidewise, oblique; cf. schuinte slope. But see asquint and askew, with which in sense this word is closely allied, and note to askance.] Sidewise, askew, with sidelong glance, askance... Oxford English Dictionary
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agley
aˈgley, adv. Sc. Also aglee, agly. [f. a prep.1 + glee, gley v.] Asquint, askew, awry.1785 Burns To a Mouse in Poems (1786) 140 The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley. 1813 E. Picken Misc. Poems I. 67 We haena mense like cruel man; Yet tho' he's paukier far than we, Whatreck, he gangs... Oxford English Dictionary
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glid
† glid, v. Obs.—0 [Cf. gly.] intr. To look awry, squint.1648–60 Hexham Dutch Dict., To Glid, looke awry, side⁓waies, or asquint, scheel, ofte van ter zijden sien. Oxford English Dictionary
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squint
▪ I. squint, n. (skwɪnt) [f. squint a. or v.] 1. a. A permanent tendency in the eye to look obliquely or askant; defective coincidence of the optic axes; strabismus.a 1652 Brome Queenes Exch. ii. i, The dulnesse of the Eye, which here shews deadly But for a little squint it has. 1712–3 Swift Jrnl. t... Oxford English Dictionary
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awry
awry, adv. and a. (əˈraɪ) Forms: 4 on wry, 5 on wrye, 5–6 a wrye, awrye, 5–7 a wry, 6 a wrie, awri, 6–7 awrie, 5– awry. [f. a prep.1 + wry; cf. aright, awrong.] A. adv. 1. Away from the straight (position or direction); to one side, obliquely; unevenly, crookedly, askew.c 1375 Barbour Bruce iv. 705 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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askew
askew, adv., a., (n.) (əˈskjuː) Forms: 6–7 askewe, 6 a-skiew, a scew, ascue, 7–8 askue. [Etymology uncertain; see the simple skew v. or a., upon which this may have been formed with a prep.1 Its relation to askoye, which preceded it somewhat in the same sense, is uncertain. It corresponds also in se... Oxford English Dictionary
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bagge
▪ I. † bagge, v. Obs. rare. [Origin not ascertained: cf. baggingly. From the ambiguous value of ME. gg, we do not know whether to pronounce badge or bag.] To look askew, or obliquely; to leer, ogle, or glance aside; cf. asquint 2 c.1369 Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 623 The trayteresse false and ful of gyle.... Oxford English Dictionary
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squinting
▪ I. ˈsquinting, vbl. n. [f. squint v.] 1. The action of looking with a squint or side-glance. Also fig.1611 Cotgr., Louschement, a squinting, or looking askew. 1654 Whitlock Zootomia 181 The Physitian halfe a Fee; the Mountebanke more than hee asketh, &c. with such like squintings on Desert. a 1721... Oxford English Dictionary
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gledge
gledge, v. Sc. (glɛdʒ) [Of obscure origin; cf. glee, gleg vbs.] intr. ‘To look asquint, to take a side view; to look cunningly and slily on one side’ (Jam.).1805 A. Scott Poems 56 (Jam.) Here cautious love maun gledge a-squint, And stounlins feast the ee. 1813 Hogg Queen's Wake i. 71 The corby craw ... Oxford English Dictionary
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astray
▪ I. † aˈstray, v. Obs. [var. estray (see a- prefix 9), a. OF. estraier, according to P. Meyer, cogn. w. Pr. estraguar:—L. *extrāvagāre, f. extra out of bounds + vagāre to wander. Chiefly found in pa. pple. astraied = OF. estraié: cf. astray adv., estray v., and the aphetic stray.]1393 Gower Conf. I... Oxford English Dictionary
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strabism
strabism (ˈstreɪbɪz(ə)m) Also 7 strabisme. [Anglicized form of strabismus. Cf. F. strabisme.] = strabismus.1656 Blount Glossogr., Strabism..the squintness in the eyes. 1658 Phillips, Strabisme, a looking a squint. 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 417 The strabisme, or squintnesse, caused, by evil conf... Oxford English Dictionary
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gly
gly obs. form of glee v., to look asquint. Oxford English Dictionary
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