eyestone

American  

[ahy-stohn] / ˈaɪˌstoʊn /

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of eyestone

First recorded in 1670–80; eye + stone

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Example Sentences

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eyestone

I recalled my wits sufficiently to ask whether he had an eyestone, and if he had, whether he would lend it to us.

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens

Before using the eyestone it should be warmed in warm water, he said; then it should be put very gently under the lid at the corner of the eye.

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens

"Why don't you try the eyestone?" said Jeannie.

From A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney

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

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens

Whereupon in the same soft voice he told me that he had the day before lent his eyestone to a man who lived a mile or more from the mills.

From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens

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