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8,819 words match “EY”

EYESTALK n.
One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
EYESTONE n. 2 definitions
ulum of a small shell of the family Tubinid, used to remove a foreign sub stance from the eye. It is rut into the inner corner of the eye under the lid, and allowed to work its way out at the outer corner, bringing with the substance.
EYESTRING n.
The tendon by which the eye is moved. Shak.
EYET n.
An island. See Eyot.
EYETOOTH n.
A canine tooth of the upper jaw. See Teeth. To cut one's eyeteeth, to become acute or knowing. [Colloq.]
EYEWASH n.
See Eyewater.
EYEWATER n.
A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.
EYEWINK n.
A wink; a token. Shak.
EYEWINKER n.
An eyelash. [A child's word.]
EYEWITNESS n.
One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view anything. We . . . were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 2 Pet. i. 16.
EYGHEN n.
Eyes. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EYGHT n.
An island. See Eyot.
EYLE v.
To ail. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EYLIAD n.
See Eiliad.
EYNE; EYEN n.
Plural of eye; obsolete, or used only in poetry. Shak. With such a plaintive gaze their eyne Are fastened upwardly on mine. Mrs. Browning.
EYOT n.
A little island in a river or lake. See Ait. [Written also ait, ayt, eey, eyet, and eyght.] Blackstone.
EYR n.
Air. [Obs.] Chaucer.
EYRA n.
A wild cat (Felis eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs.
EYRE n.
A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere).
EYREN n.
See Ey, an egg.
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