eyebath

8.9

A small cup with a curved rim that fits around the eye to wash or put medicine on it

noun
/ˈaɪˌbæθ/

: bañera ocular

The doctor recommended using an eyebath to help flush out the irritant from her eye.

Examples

He filled the eyebath with saline solution and gently rinsed his eye.
After getting dust in her eye while gardening, she found relief with an eyebath.
He filled the eyebath with saline solution.
The doctor recommended using an eyebath for relief.
After getting dust in her eye while gardening, she found relief with an eyebath.
He filled the eyebath with saline solution and gently rinsed his eye.
The doctor recommended using an eyebath to help flush out the irritant from her eye.

Synonyms

eyecup

vseyebath

Specialized

7.5

A small cup with a curved rim that fits over the eye to wash or put medicine on it

is the same in meaning but written as one word

eye cup

vseyebath

Specialized

6.7

A small cup that fits around the eye to rinse it or put medicine in it

is the same in meaning but written as two words

Surface Forms

eyebath singular

eyebaths plural

Morphology

eyebath = eye + bath (transparent) = eye + bath

The noun is a straightforward compound of 'eye' + 'bath', meaning a vessel or wash for the eye.

Etymology

Eyebath is a simple combination of eye and bath, where bath means 'wash'. So an eyebath is literally a small cup used to 'wash' or rinse the eyeball.