EYEBATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eyebath mean? 

• EYEBATH (noun)
  The noun EYEBATH 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: EYEBATH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EYEBATH (noun)

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:

eye cup; eyebath; eyecup

Context example:

an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain

Hypernyms ("eyebath" is a kind of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))