canthus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin canthus, from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthos).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'kænθəs/, SAMPA: /"k{nT@s/

[edit] Noun

canthus (plural canthi)

1. (anatomy) either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet

   • 1955: the lowly East with its deer head (dark trace of long tear at inner canthus) — Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: achnstu
• chaunts
• staunch