Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Eyecup"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eyecup \Eye"cup`\, n.
A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to
fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of
liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also {eyeglass}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
eyecup
n 1: 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"
[syn: {eyebath}, {eye cup}]
2: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops
into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn:
{optic cup}]
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