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To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. Jamieson.

SQUINTER
One who squints.
SQUINT-EYED
1. Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed. 2. Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy.
OVERLOOK
1. To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill. "The pile o'erlooked the town." Dryden. with burning eye did
SQUINT-EYE
An eye that squints. Spenser.
SQUINTING
a. & n. from Squint, v. -- Squint"ing*ly, adv.
OVERLOOKER
One who overlooks.
OBLIQUELY
In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. "Truth obliquely leveled." Bp. Fell. Declining from the noon of day, The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. Pope His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from others. Addison.
SQUINT
1. Looking obliquely. Specifically , not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2. 2. Fig.: Looking askance. "Squint suspicion." Milton.
SQUINTIFEGO
Squinting.
ASQUINT
With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint.