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calyx eyes

calyx eyes is the plural of calyx eye.

Meaning of calyx eye

Noun

calyx eye (plural calyx eyes)

  1. A kind of oval-shaped needle eye with a slot for inserting the thread.
    • I do not advise those with calyx eyes, but I select needles with good oval eyes. I should like to condemn those made with flat, expanded ends.1911, Leonard Arthur Bidwell, A Handbook of Intestinal Surgery, page 8

Questions about calyx eyes

What is calyx eyes the plural of?
Calyx eyes is the plural of calyx eye.

Words near calyx eyes in the dictionary

  1. calystenin
  2. calystenins
  3. calythropsin
  4. calyx
  5. calyx eye
  6. calyx eyes
  7. calyxamide
  8. calyxamides
  9. calyxed
  10. calyxes
  11. calyxless

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