WALL­EYE


Meaning of WALL­EYE in English

n. 1 a an eye with a streaked or opaque white iris. b an eye squinting outwards. 2 an American perch, Stizostedion vitreum, with large prominent eyes. wall-eyed adj.

[ back-form. f. wall-eyed: ME f. ON vagleygr f. vagl (unrecorded: cf. Icel. vagl film over the eye) + auga EYE ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.