collyrium
UK/kəˈlɪɹɪəm/
collyrium noun: a lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
Noun
collyrium (countable and uncountable, plural collyria or collyriums)
- A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
- Democritus' collyrium is not so sovereign to the eyes as this is to the heart […]1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II...
- Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl.
- […] there were rings of collyrium about her eyes.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 44
collyrium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
collyrium in Hindi
- collyrium; kohl
- अंजन añjan
- collyrium; kohl, kajal
- काजल kājal
collyrium in Tamil
- அஞ்சனம், கண் கழுவும் மருந், கண் குழம்பு
collyrium in Marathi
- collyrium, kajal, kohl
- काजळ kāj̈aḷ
collyrium in Bengali
- collyrium; kohl, kajal
- কাজল kajol
More languagesFewer languages
- collyrium in Kannada
- ಕಾಡಿಗೆ
- collyrium in Punjabi
- کجل kajjal, ਸੁਰਮਾ surmā
- collyrium in Gujarati
- કાજળ kājaḷ, સુરમો surmo
Forms of collyrium
| plural | collyria |
|---|---|
| plural | collyriums |
Origin of collyrium
From Latin collȳrium, from Ancient Greek κολλύριον (kollúrion, “poultice”). Doublet of koulouri.
Words that rhyme with collyrium
- magisterium
- delirium
- deuterium
- imperium
- meitnerium
- psalterium
- apterium
- archaebacterium
- bacterium
- cerium
- corynebacterium
- criterium
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Questions about collyrium
- What does collyrium mean?
- Collyrium means a lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
- What is collyrium in Hindi?
- Collyrium in Hindi is अंजन (añjan), काजल (kājal). See Collyrium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is collyrium?
- Collyrium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce collyrium?
- Collyrium is pronounced /kəˈlɪɹɪəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of collyrium?
- The plural of collyrium is collyria.
Words near collyrium in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: collyrium (page history and authors); अंजन (Hindi) (page history and authors); collyrium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); काजळ (Marathi) (page history and authors); কাজল (Bengali) (page history and authors); collyrium (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کجل (Punjabi) (page history and authors); કાજળ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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