Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun 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.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun US an eyebath
  • noun coon eyes

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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
  • noun (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
  • 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

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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.

    Best New Binocular 2009: Kowa Genesis 33 8x33 2009

  • 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.

    Best New Binocular 2009: Kowa Genesis 33 8x33 2009

  • Put eyewash in eyecup and rinse out eye 3 to 4 times daily.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Put eyewash in eyecup and rinse out eye 3 to 4 times daily.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Put eyewash in eyecup and rinse out eye 3 to 4 times daily.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Put eyewash in eyecup and rinse out eye 3 to 4 times daily.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Rinse each eye 20 to 30 seconds using an eyecup purchased from a pharmacy.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • An eyecup can also be used, especially if only one eye is affected.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • Rinse each eye two or three times daily using an eyecup obtained at a local pharmacy.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • To use any of these teas as an eyewash, purchase a small eyecup in a pharmacy.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

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