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eyecup
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun eyecup has 2 senses
- eyecup(n = noun.artifact) eye cup, eyebath - 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" is a kind of vessel
- eyecup(n = noun.animal) optic cup - (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina; Array is a kind of caliculus, calycle, calyculus
CIDE DICTIONARY
eyecup, 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 . [1913 Webster]
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