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• Wall-eyed — a. [Icel. valdeyg[eth]r, or vagleygr; fr. vagl a beam, a beam in the eye (akin to Sw. vagel a roost, a perch, a sty in the eye) + eygr having eyes (from auga eye). See {Eye}.] Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color. Booth. [1913 Web …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wall-eyed — adj AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: wall eyed having an eye with a white spot in the center (14 20 centuries), from Old Norse vagl eygr, from vagl pole + eygr eyed ] having one or both eyes that seem to point to the side, rather than straight… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wall|eyed — «WL YD», adjective. 1. having eyes that show much white and little color. 2. having one or both eyes turned away from the nose, so as to show much white. 3. having large, staring eyes, as some fishes do. 4. Obsolete. having glaring eyes… …   Useful english dictionary

• wall-eyed — mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ ow, is he ever wall eyed! □ Who’s the wall eyed guy carrying the ham sandwich? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• wall-eyed — /ˈwɔl aɪd/ (say wawl uyd) adjective 1. having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus. 2. having an eye or the eyes presenting little or no colour, as the result of a light coloured or white …   Australian English dictionary

• wall-eyed —    drunk    Literally, strabismic, with difficulty in focusing, and drunkenness can cause that too …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• wall-eyed — adjective AmE having eyes that seem to point to the side, rather than straight forwards …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wall-eyed — …   Useful english dictionary

• wall-eyed herring — Wall eye Wall eye , n. [See {Wall eyed}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or whitish color; said usually of horses. Booth. [1913 Webster] Note: Jonson has defined wall eye to be a disease in the crystalline… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wall-eyed perch — Wall eye Wall eye , n. [See {Wall eyed}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or whitish color; said usually of horses. Booth. [1913 Webster] Note: Jonson has defined wall eye to be a disease in the crystalline… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wall-eyed surfperch — išsprogtakis gyvavedis ešerys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hyperprosopon argenteum angl. China pompano; silver perch; wall eyed surfperch rus. серебристая пучеглазая эмбиотока ryšiai: platesnis… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas