eyecup Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball
    eye cup; eyebath.
    • an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain
  2. noun (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
    optic cup.

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Eye"cup` noun
Definitions
  1. A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also eyeglass.

Webster 1913