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eyewash

[ ahy-wosh, ahy-wawsh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called collyrium. Pharmacology. a solution applied locally to the eye for irrigation or administering medication.
Informal. nonsense; bunk.

eyewash

/ ˈaɪˌwɒʃ /

Origin of eyewash¹

First recorded in 1865–70; eye + wash

All the high-sounding arguments for a moral world and all the laws on the books implementing those arguments are just eyewash.

The eye is then covered with a cloth, kept wet with an eyewash, as for external ophthalmia.

The ordinary eyewash may be used for this purpose, or it may be injected after dilution to half its strength.

The leaves and flowers are also used as expectorants, and the juice of the fruit and leaves is used as an eyewash.

April 21, 2024absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]

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