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eyedrop

eyedrop noun: medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.

Noun

eyedrop (plural eyedrops)

  1. Medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.
  2. (poetic) A tear.
    • My lord, I found the prince in the next room, / Washing with kindly tears his gentle cheeks, / With such a deep demeanour in great sorrow / That tyranny, which never quaff'd but blood, / Would, by beholding him, have wash'd his knife / With gentle eye-drops. He is coming hither.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
    Synonyms:
    teardrop

eyedrop meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian

eyedrop in Tagalog

eye medicine
pamasla

eyedrop in Arabic

eye medicine
قَطْرَة عَيْن qaṭrat ʕayn

eyedrop in Indonesian

eye medicine
tetes mata

Synonyms of eyedrop

Forms of eyedrop

pluraleyedrops
alternative formeye-drop
alternative formeye drop

Origin of eyedrop

From eye + drop. Compare West Frisian eachdrip (“tear”, literally “eyedrop”), Dutch oogdrup (“tear”, literally “eyedrop”). Compare also German Augentropfen (“eyedrops”).

Questions about eyedrop

What does eyedrop mean?
Eyedrop means medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid.
What is eyedrop in Tagalog?
Eyedrop in Tagalog is pamasla. See Eyedrop meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is eyedrop?
Eyedrop is a noun.
What is the plural of eyedrop?
The plural of eyedrop is eyedrops.

Words near eyedrop in the dictionary

  1. eyed
  2. eyed ladybug
  3. eyed ladybugs
  4. eyed up
  5. eyedness
  6. eyedrop
  7. eyedropper
  8. eyedropperful
  9. eyedropperfuls
  10. eyedroppers
  11. eyedroppersful

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