Gimlet-eyed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a squint.
  2. 2
    Having eyes which are in constant motion; shifty-eyed.
  3. 3
    Having piercing eyes, sharp-sighted.

    "1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley 'D—n her gooseberry wig,' said the corporal, when she was out of hearing, 'that gimlet-eyed jade—mother adjutant, as we call her—is a greater plague to the regiment than provost-marshal, ..."

  4. 4
    Having keen vision.

Synonyms

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squint-eyed

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"1814, Sir Walter Scott, Waverley 'D—n her gooseberry wig,' said the corporal, when she was out of hearing, 'that gimlet-eyed jade—mother adjutant, as we call her—is a greater plague to the regiment than provost-marshal, ..."

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