oculistn.

Brit.

/ˈɒkjᵿlɪst/, U.S.

/ˈɑkjələst/

Forms: 1500s– oculist, 1600s–1700s occulist.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oculiste.

Etymology: < Middle French, French oculiste (1478 as occulliste ) < classical Latin oculus eye (see oculus n.) + Middle French, French -iste -ist suffix. In quot. 1598 at sense 1 perhaps via Italian oculista (also earliest in Florio). Compare earlier oculister n., and its etymon post-classical Latin oculista.

1. A specialist or expert in the treatment of eye disorders and defects; an ophthalmologist; an optician.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > specialist > [noun] > on organs or structures of the body > eye

oculister?a1425

oculist1598

ophthalmist1629

eye-wright1656

cataractist1660

ophthalmiater1761

ophthalmologist1826

ophthalmoscopist1873

orthoptist1937

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Oculista, an oculist, one that professeth to know or cure the sores in eies.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 538 Those whom we call Oculists, that is, such as professe and intend the cure of the eies.

1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 352 It is observed by profest Oculists, that whereas all creatures have but foure muscles to turne their eyes round about, man hath a fift to pull his eyes up to heaven.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 124. ¶6 Having consulted many Occulists for the bettering of his Sight.

1788 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 32 The Egyptians..had certainly not only regular physicians..but likewise stone-cutters, oculists, aurists, &c. long before the Trojan war.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. xii. 309 He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.

1866 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile xxviii. 313 I must go at once to an oculist.

1904 Science 17 June 920/1 Retinoscopy is..a necessary part of the modern oculist's equipment.

1959 J. W. Krutch Human Nature & Human Condition v. 75 An oculist who had the privilege of examining Bernard Shaw once told him that he had perfectly ‘normal’ eyes.

1992 A. Hayward Phantom (BNC) 68 An insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles, who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist's chart.

†2. A person who has good eyes, or uses them well; a sharp-eyed or observant person. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness > person or type

lynx1340

optic1613

oculist1652

1652 R. Lovelace On Comedy of Mr. Fletcher in J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase facing sig. a The Blind and late Heaven's-Ey's Great Oculist Obscur'd with the False fiers of his Sceme.

1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον Ep. Ded. p. xii As a sacred Oculist that could see to the end of a storm.

1833 Men & Mann. Amer. I. viii. 258 The fair oculist continued our fellow traveller.

Compounds

oculist's stamp n. (also oculist-stamp) = medicine stamp n. at medicine n.¹ Compounds 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacist's equipment

cyath?1543

slice1611

oculist's stamp1778

pharmacometer1830

medicine stamp1849

medicine seal1851

pill tile1852

cyathus1854

pill slab1893

1778 Gentleman's Mag. 48 509 An inscription on an oculist's stamp.

1851 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. Jan. 42 Above sixty Roman oculist-stamps have been now discovered in different parts of western Europe.

1886 Guide Exhib. Galleries Brit. Mus. 200 Roman Implements, such as steelyards and their weights, oculists' stamps, locks and keys.

1954 R. Sutcliff Eagle of Ninth viii. 87 An oculist's stamp is a talisman to carry a man safely where a Legion could not go.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oculist
释义	oculistn. Brit. /ˈɒkjᵿlɪst/, U.S. /ˈɑkjələst/ Forms: 1500s– oculist, 1600s–1700s occulist. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oculiste. Etymology: < Middle French, French oculiste (1478 as occulliste ) < classical Latin oculus eye (see oculus n.) + Middle French, French -iste -ist suffix. In quot. 1598 at sense 1 perhaps via Italian oculista (also earliest in Florio). Compare earlier oculister n., and its etymon post-classical Latin oculista. 1. A specialist or expert in the treatment of eye disorders and defects; an ophthalmologist; an optician. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > specialist > [noun] > on organs or structures of the body > eye oculister?a1425 oculist1598 ophthalmist1629 eye-wright1656 cataractist1660 ophthalmiater1761 ophthalmologist1826 ophthalmoscopist1873 orthoptist1937 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Oculista, an oculist, one that professeth to know or cure the sores in eies. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 538 Those whom we call Oculists, that is, such as professe and intend the cure of the eies. 1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 352 It is observed by profest Oculists, that whereas all creatures have but foure muscles to turne their eyes round about, man hath a fift to pull his eyes up to heaven. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 124. ¶6 Having consulted many Occulists for the bettering of his Sight. 1788 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 32 The Egyptians..had certainly not only regular physicians..but likewise stone-cutters, oculists, aurists, &c. long before the Trojan war. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. xii. 309 He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye. 1866 M. E. Braddon Lady's Mile xxviii. 313 I must go at once to an oculist. 1904 Science 17 June 920/1 Retinoscopy is..a necessary part of the modern oculist's equipment. 1959 J. W. Krutch Human Nature & Human Condition v. 75 An oculist who had the privilege of examining Bernard Shaw once told him that he had perfectly ‘normal’ eyes. 1992 A. Hayward Phantom (BNC) 68 An insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles, who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist's chart. †2. A person who has good eyes, or uses them well; a sharp-eyed or observant person. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness > person or type lynx1340 optic1613 oculist1652 1652 R. Lovelace On Comedy of Mr. Fletcher in J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase facing sig. a The Blind and late Heaven's-Ey's Great Oculist Obscur'd with the False fiers of his Sceme. 1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον Ep. Ded. p. xii As a sacred Oculist that could see to the end of a storm. 1833 Men & Mann. Amer. I. viii. 258 The fair oculist continued our fellow traveller. Compounds oculist's stamp n. (also oculist-stamp) = medicine stamp n. at medicine n.¹ Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacist's equipment cyath?1543 slice1611 oculist's stamp1778 pharmacometer1830 medicine stamp1849 medicine seal1851 pill tile1852 cyathus1854 pill slab1893 1778 Gentleman's Mag. 48 509 An inscription on an oculist's stamp. 1851 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. Jan. 42 Above sixty Roman oculist-stamps have been now discovered in different parts of western Europe. 1886 Guide Exhib. Galleries Brit. Mus. 200 Roman Implements, such as steelyards and their weights, oculists' stamps, locks and keys. 1954 R. Sutcliff Eagle of Ninth viii. 87 An oculist's stamp is a talisman to carry a man safely where a Legion could not go. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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