eyewater

[ ahy-waw-ter, ahy-wot-er ]
nounArchaic.

  1. natural tears or a watery discharge from the eye.

  2. a lotion for the eyes.

Origin of eyewater

1
First recorded in 1580–90; eye + water

Words Nearby eyewater

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How to use eyewater in a sentence

  • An invaluable eyewater for weak eyes and all kinds of sore and inflamed eyes.

  • I do not recommend its use as eyewater, though an old farmer assures me it has undoubted virtues when thus applied.

    In the Catskills | John Burroughs

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