EYESTONE

Meaning of EYESTONE in English

/uy"stohn'/ , n.

a small calcareous body, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to bring out cinders or other foreign matter.

[ 1670-80; EYE + STONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

EYESTONE — (n.) Eye agate. See under Eye.
Английский словарь Webster
EYESTONE — (n.) A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of a small marine shell of the family Turbinidae, used to …
Английский словарь Webster
EYESTONE — ( n. ) Eye agate. See under Eye.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EYESTONE — ( n. ) A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of a small marine shell of the family Turbinidae, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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