collyrium
Americannoun
plural
collyria, collyriumsnoun
Etymology
Origin of collyrium
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek kollȳ́rion eye salve
Vocabulary lists containing collyrium
Example Sentences
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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
Her eyes were large and peculiarly black, and fringed by long lashes, which, aided by the collyrium with which they were tinged, formed a sort of ambuscade, from which she levelled her shafts.
From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by Morier, James
I tried to be poetical and said it was like blue collyrium on the fringe of lashes enhancing a beautiful blue eye.
From Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath
One should dress one's hair, apply collyrium to one's eyes, and wash one's teeth, as also worship the deities, in the forenoon.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Then there are the illnesses and drugs of that country: the ophthalmias and collyrium.
From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent
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