eyestone

[ ahy-stohn ]

/ ˈaɪˌstoʊn /

noun

a small calcareous body, flat on one side and convex on the other, passed between the eye and the eyelid to bring out cinders or other foreign matter.

Origin of eyestone

First recorded in 1670–80; eye + stone

Words nearby eyestone

eyesight, eyesome, eyesore, eyespot, eyestalk, eyestone, eyestrain, eyestrings, eyeteeth, eyetie, eyetooth

Example sentences from the Web for eyestone

The woman, whose sty had been cured, opened a drawer and took out the eyestone, carefully wrapped in a piece of linen cloth.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens
Anxious to try anything that might relieve Halstead's suffering, the old Squire sent me to borrow the eyestone.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens
He gave me a little glass vial half full of some liquid and told me to drop the eyestone into it when I should get it.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens
Halstead's eye was so much inflamed that we had no little trouble in getting the eyestone under the lid.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens

When he examined Halstead's eye, he found the eyestone near the outer canthus, and near it the irritating bit of wheat beard.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens

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eyestone

noun

Origin of eyestone

Words nearby eyestone

Example sentences from the Web for eyestone