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  • 21Squint — (skw[i^]nt), a. [Cf. D. schuinte a slope, schuin, schuinsch, sloping, oblique, schuins slopingly. Cf. {Askant}, {Askance}, {Asquint}.] 1. Looking obliquely. Specifically: (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; said of the eyes. See… …

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  • 22Squint — Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes of the… …

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  • 23Squinted — Squint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes… …

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  • 24Squint-eyed — ( [imac]d ), a. 1. Having eyes that squint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross eyed; also called {squinty eyed}. [1913 Webster] 2. Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint eyed praise; squint eyed jealousy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 25Squinting — Squint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squinting}.] 1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance. [1913 Webster] Some can squint when they will. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To have the axes… …

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  • 26squinty-eyed — Squint eyed Squint eyed ( [imac]d ), a. 1. Having eyes that squint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross eyed; also called {squinty eyed}. [1913 Webster] 2. Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint eyed praise; squint eyed… …

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  • 27squinny — I. verb (squinnied; squinnying) Etymology: probably from obsolete English squin asquint, from Middle English skuin Date: 1605 squint II. noun Date: circa 1881 squint • squinny adjective …

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  • 28squint — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English asquint Date: 1579 1. of an eye looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain) 2. of the eyes not having the visual axes parallel ; crossed II. verb …

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  • 29squint — squinter, n. squintingly, adv. squintingness, n. /skwint/, v.i. 1. to look with the eyes partly closed. 2. Ophthalm. to be affected with strabismus; be cross eyed. 3. to look or glance obliquely or sidewise; look askance. 4. to make or have an… …

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  • 30Papal Arbitration — • An institution almost coeval with the papacy itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Papal Arbitration     Papal Arbitration      …

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