collyrium
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Origin of collyrium
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek kollȳ́rion eye salve
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For it St. Francis' physicians applied eye bindings, salves, plasters and urina virginis pueri, the sovereign eye wash which later became the favorite collyrium of that great medieval Spanish ophthalmologist who became Pope John XXI.
From Time Magazine Archive
In revenge, I did considerable havoc amongst the spur-fowl, who proved equally good for sport and the pot, besides knocking over a number of old crows, whose gall the Arab soldiers wanted for collyrium.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Her eyes are elongated just when she grows up: or possibly the poet means that she then first artificially extends their length with a line of collyrium.
From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura
The 'snakes' are the lines of collyrium drawn on each lower-lid.
From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura
A man happened to find on the road a silver brooch, which women use for applying collyrium to their eyes.
From Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature by Arbuthnot, F. F.
Under the judicious application of cooling astringent collyria, and other remediate means, the irritation and pain of the parts were relieved, and the lids somewhat retracted.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
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