oculus

[ ok-yuh-luhs ]

/ ˈɒk yə ləs /

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an eye.

Architecture. a circular opening, especially one at the apex of a dome.

Archaeology. a design representing an eye, as on funerary pottery found in megalithic tombs of Europe.

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<New Latin, Latin: eye

Et exitus aquarum deduxerunt oculi eius; et estuabat dolore cordis intrinsecus amarissimo.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Avem Philomelam lingua carere pro certo affirmare possum, nisi me oculi fallunt.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
Nec sicci sint oculi amisso amico, nec fluant; lacrimandum est, non plorandum.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
There is, however, another muscle—the Retractor oculi—belonging to the same group which is innervated by the VIth nerve.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

Cf. 'Non sicci sint oculi, amisso amico, nec fluant; lacrimandum est, non plorandum'; Epist.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer