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crossed eye

crossed eye

1 5.8
One or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
  • noun
  • /krɔst aɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : estrabismo
  • The gorgeous hair can't distract you from her very slightly crossed eyes!
  • a slightly crossed eye

And Hal was a little boy with a crossed eye, so he looked quite different than other people.

Examples

  • The big men have identical builds, but one is white with blond hair and slightly crossed eyes, and the other is black and scruffy-headed.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I thought of Deborah with her crossed eyes.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • And Hal was a little boy with a crossed eye, so he looked quite different than other people.

    Danny Jones

  • His slightly crossed eyes seemed both stupid and intensely focused.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The next day Willie Jay brings this skinny old dog with crossed eyes.

    Crimes of the Heart (1986)

  • Crossed eyes would have given Pakal the appearance of squinting.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Her slightly crossed eyes were the color of moss; the pupils, perpetually dilated, a deep indigo.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Golic, a seemingly meek little man with crossed eyes and a slightly deranged look, peers wide-eyed through the window.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The doctor explained that she had a condition called crossed eye, which caused her eyes to turn inward.

  • Many children with crossed eye can improve their vision with proper treatment and therapy.

Synonyms

strabismus
vscrossed eye
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A problem in which one or both eyes do not point the same way

is the specific inward turning form of that general misalignment
convergent strabismus
vscrossed eye
  • Specialized
8.3

A condition where one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose

is the plain description used for the same inward turning
esotropia
vscrossed eye
  • Specialized
9.9

One or both eyes turn inward toward the nose

is the general descriptive phrase rather than the technical label
cross-eye
vscrossed eye
  • Specialized
8.4

A condition where one or both eyes turn in toward the nose

is the standard descriptive form rather than this variant name

Surface Forms

crossed eye singular
crossed eyes plural

Morphology

crossed + eye

This is a literal, physical description: 'crossed' (turned or lying crosswise) combined with 'eye' clearly describes an eye that is turned inward. The meaning follows ordinary compositional patterns (similar to 'cross-eyed') and is therefore directly inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Crossed eye comes from the simple picture of the eyes: a crossed eye turns inward toward the nose, so the pupils look like they are 'crossing' each other. That's why it means 'one or both eyes point inward'.