Definition of Eyebath

1. Noun. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball. "An eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain"

Exact synonyms: Eye Cup, Eyecup
Generic synonyms: Vessel

Definition of Eyebath

1. Noun. a cup-shaped vessel used to apply eyewash ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyebath

eye tests
eye tooth
eye up
eye witness
eye witnesses
eyeable
eyeball
eyeball-heart reflex
eyeball compression reflex
eyeball to eyeball
eyeballed
eyeballing
eyebar
eyebars
eyebath (current term)
eyebaths
eyebeam
eyebeams
eyeblack
eyeblacks
eyeblink
eyeblinks
eyebolt
eyebolts
eyeborg
eyeborgs
eyebright
eyebrights
eyebrow

Literary usage of Eyebath

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tʻoung pao by Demiéville, Paul, Jan Julius Lodewijk Duyvendak, Henri Cordier, Paul Pelliot, Edouard Chavannes, Gustaaf Schlegel (1890)
"... of them as an eyebath in cases of conjunctivitis. RUMPHIUS was already acquainted with this. ..."

2. Beauty's Aids, Or, how to be Beautiful by C--- (1901)
"For washing the eyes, use a little vessel of an oval shape, called an eyebath, and use this only. Use for this bath either warm water rendered aseptic with ..."

3. Radiant Healing: The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness by Bellamy Isabel, Isabel Bellamy, Donald MacLean, Maclean Donald (2005)
"Make a tea and put a drop in an eyebath, or apply a pack of leaves and flowers for as long as possible. Fennel: For flatulence, excess appetite, ..."

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