Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small cup with a rim contoured to fit the socket of the eye, used for applying a liquid medicine or wash to the eye. Also called eye bath, eyeglass.
- n. Embryology See optic cup.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A cup or glass the rim of which is curved to correspond to the contour of the orbit: used in the application of lotions to the conjunctiva.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also
eyeglass .
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
- n. (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
- n. a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
Examples
“Then there are the little touches that demonstrate the top level of user-friendly engineering: indentations on the body armor that fit the thumbs for a comfortable hold; tight checkering on the center focus knob for a better touch; extremely fine focus for close and far; and rounded eyecup rims that nestle against the eye sockets.”
“Put eyewash in eyecup and rinse out eye 3 to 4 times daily.”
“To use any of these teas as an eyewash, purchase a small eyecup in a pharmacy.”
“Rinse each eye 20 to 30 seconds using an eyecup purchased from a pharmacy.”
“An eyecup can also be used, especially if only one eye is affected.”
“Rinse each eye two or three times daily using an eyecup obtained at a local pharmacy.”
“Eyebright—infuse the whole plant, or use fifteen to twenty drops of tincture of eyebright in an eyecup.”
“For convenience, twenty drops of tincture of eyebright to an eyecup of water may also be used.”
“This is done by placing a single drop of the dilute acid at the bottom of an eyecup or eyeglass, and then holding the cup or glass against the eye for a few seconds, with the head in an inclined position.”
The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources
“Nikon D300S body with body cap, eyepiece cap, eyecup, and LCD monitor cover”
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medtech
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See, The Eyes Have It
List of words (or phrases) containing eye-, -eye-, or -eye. Beginning with red-eye and eyebright.
I've since begun adding other more oblique terms that lack the string -eye-, but that...red-eye, eyebright, arguw-eye, bigeye, bird's-eye, buckeye, blarneyed, wheyey, eyebrow, eyecup, eyedropper, eyeful and 296 more...
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