ASQUINT


Meaning of ASQUINT in English

■ adverb & adjective with a glance to one side or from the corner of the eyes.

Origin

ME: perh. from a- 2 + a Low Ger. or Du. word related to mod. Du. schuinte 'slant'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.