cross-eyed

The street lights were fuzzy from the fine rain that was falling. As I made my way home, I felt very old, but when I looked at the tip of my nose I could see fine misty beads, but looking cross-eyed made me dizzy so I quit.

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960.

cross-eyed adjective
having one or both eyes looking inwards towards the nose:
I’m going cross-eyed, working on those hand-written texts all day. [OALD]

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