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• eye-salve — eyeˈ salve noun Salve or ointment for the eyes • • • Main Entry: ↑eye …   Useful english dictionary

• Salve — For other uses, see Salve (disambiguation). A salve is a medical ointment used to soothe the head or other body surface.[1] A popular eye medicine known as Phrygian powder was one of Laodicea s sources of wealth. The medical school at Laodicea… …   Wikipedia

• salve — Synonyms and related words: Trinkgeld, abate, aid, allay, alleviate, alleviative, alleviator, anesthetize, anodyne, anoint, appease, assuage, assuagement, assuager, balm, balsam, beeswax, benumb, bonus, bounty, bribe, brilliantine, calmative,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Collyrium — In eye care, a collyrium is a lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes, particularly in diseases of the eye. The word collyrium comes from the Greek κολλύρον, eye salve. The same name was also given to unguents used for the same… …   Wikipedia

• collyrium — Originally, any preparation for the eye; now, an eyewash. [G. kollyrion, poultice, eye salve] * * * col·lyr·i·um kə lir ē əm n, pl ia ē ə or i·ums an eye lotion: EYEWASH …   Medical dictionary

• col|lyr|i|um — «kuh LIHR ee uhm», noun, plural i|a « ee uh». an eye salve or eyewash. ╂[< Latin coll < Greek kollyrion poultice, eye salve (diminutive) < kollyrā roll of bread] …   Useful english dictionary

• Samuel of Nehardea — or Samuel bar Abba (Hebrew: שמואל) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the first generation; son of Abba bar Abba and head of the Yeshiva at Nehardea. He was a teacher of halakha, judge, physician, and astronomer.… …   Wikipedia

• Eagle bone whistle — The Eagle Bone Whistle, a sacred religious musical instrument used by Native Americans, is made from the long wing bones of both the American Bald Eagle, and the American Golden Eagle for Native American religious ceremonies. Eagle bone whistles… …   Wikipedia

• Eyesalve — Eye salve , n. Ointment for the eye. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Medicinal clay — German medicinal clay (Luvos Heilerde) consisting of loess, i.e. a mixture of sand, clay, and silt The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes back to prehistoric times. The indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is… …   Wikipedia

• alcohol — [16] Originally, alcohol was a powder, not a liquid. The word comes from Arabic alkuhul, literally ‘the kohl’ – that is, powdered antimony used as a cosmetic for darkening the eyelids. This was borrowed into English via French or medieval Latin,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins