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EYE CUP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eye cup mean?
• EYE CUP (noun)
The noun EYE CUP has 1 sense:
1. a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
Familiarity information: EYE CUP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Context example:
an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain
Hypernyms ("eye cup" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
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