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  • English Word Squillitic Definition Of or pertaining to squills.
  • English Word Squinance Definition Alt. of Squinancy
  • English Word Squinancy Definition The quinsy. See Quinsy.
  • English Word Squinancy Definition A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort.
  • English Word Squinch Definition A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.
  • English Word Squinsy Definition See Quinsy.
  • English Word Squint Definition Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.
  • English Word Squint Definition Fig.: Looking askance.
  • English Word Squint Definition To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
  • English Word Squint Definition To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
  • English Word Squint Definition To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
  • English Word Squint Definition To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye.
  • English Word Squint Definition To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.
  • English Word Squint Definition The act or habit of squinting.
  • English Word Squint Definition A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
  • English Word Squint Definition Same as Hagioscope.
  • English Word Squint-eye Definition An eye that squints.
  • English Word Squint-eyed Definition Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.
  • English Word Squint-eyed Definition Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy.
  • English Word Squinted Definition of Squint
  • English Word Squinter Definition One who squints.
  • English Word Squintifego Definition Squinting.
  • English Word Squinting Definition of Squint
  • English Word Squinting Definition a. & n. from Squint, v.
  • English Word Squiny Definition To squint.
  • English Word Squinzey Definition See Quinsy.
  • English Word Squiralty Definition Same as Squirarchy.
  • English Word Squirarch Definition One who belongs to the squirarchy.
  • English Word Squirarchy Definition The gentlemen, or gentry, of a country, collectively.
  • English Word Squire Definition A square; a measure; a rule.