n. either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The angle formed by the junction of the eyelids.
n. In entomology: One of the upper and lower or anterior and posterior extremities of the compound eyes of insects.
n. A corneous process of the clypeus, completely or partly dividing the compound eye. It is found in certain beetles, which thus appear to have four eyes.
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n. either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
Word Usage
"What links the eyes of these three coffins, beside the fact that all are painted, is that the inner canthus--the corner of the eye near the nose--descends abruptly and abuts the upper lid, giving them an East Asian appearance."