Associations to the word «Eyecup»

Noun

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Wiktionary

EYECUP, noun. (US) an eyebath
EYECUP, noun. Coon eyes

Dictionary definition

EYECUP, noun. A small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain".
EYECUP, noun. (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats