单词 | eye-watering |
释义 | eye-wateringn. The action or fact of the eyes watering; an instance of this. Cf. water v. 6a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > lachrymal organs > [noun] > excretion from eyes wateringa1475 silingc1540 eye-watering1840 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 57 This gaping, and eye-watering. 1907 F. L. Mather Elem. Lessons Hygiene & Temperance iv. 118 If the fever is accompanied by cold in the head, sneezing, eye-watering, etc., measles should be suspected. 1991 G. M. Brown Eureka! in Sea-king's Daughter 70 This was considered more seemly than the gasping, choking, and eye-waterings over the fire. 2009 B. J. Healey & K. T. Walker Introd. Occup. Health in Public Health Pract. xiii. 221 Gases and vapors can cause irritation and excessive eye watering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840 |
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