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col⋅lyr⋅i⋅um

  [kuh-leer-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -lyr⋅i⋅a  [-leer-ee-uh] , -lyr⋅i⋅ums.
eyewash (def. 1).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk kollȳ́rion eye salve
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eye⋅wash

  [ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh]
–noun
1. Also called collyrium. Pharmacology. a solution applied locally to the eye for irrigation or administering medication.
2. Informal. nonsense; bunk.
Origin:
1865–70; eye + wash
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col·lyr·i·um   (kə-lîr'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. col·lyr·i·ums or col·lyr·i·a (-ē-ə)
A medicinal lotion applied to the eye; eyewash.

[Latin collȳrium, from Greek kollūrion, eye salve, poultice, diminutive of kollūrā, roll of bread.]
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eyewash

  1. n.
    nonsense; deception. : It's not eyewash! It's true!
  2. n.
    liquor. : You've been putting away a lot of that eyewash, haven't you?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

eyewash 
"a wash or lotion for the eyes," 1866; colloquial use for "blarney, humbug" (1884), chiefly British, is perhaps from the notion of "something intended to obscure or conceal facts or true motives." But this, and expression my eye also may be the verbal equivalent of the wink that indicates one doesn't believe what has been said (cf. Fr. mon oeil in same sense, accompanied by a knowing pointing of a finger to the eye).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: col·lyr·i·um
Pronunciation: k&-'lir-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural col·lyr·ia /-E-&/ or -i·ums
: an eye lotion : EYEWASH

Main Entry: eye·wash
Pronunciation: 'I-"wosh, -"wäsh
Function: noun
: an eye lotion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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collyrium col·lyr·i·um (kə-lēr'ē-əm)
n. pl. col·lyr·i·ums or col·lyr·i·a (-ē-ə)

  1. A medicinal lotion applied to the eye.

  2. Any preparation for the eye.

eyewash eye·wash (ī'wŏsh')
n.
A soothing solution for bathing or medicating the eye.

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