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What (who) is eyecup - definition
Eyecup
![Outside of the [[Dionysus cup]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dionysos-Schale 1.jpg?width=200 "Outside of the [[Dionysus cup]]")
ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY CUP WITH PAIRS OF EYES (THOUGHT TO BE APOTROPAIC) PAINTED ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE IN SILHOUETTE STYLE WITH A SHORT SQUAT FOOT, WIDESPREAD IN ATHENS AND CHALKIS IN THE LATTER HALF OF 6TH CENTURY BCE
Eye cup; Eyecup; Eyebath
·noun 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.
eyecup
ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY CUP WITH PAIRS OF EYES (THOUGHT TO BE APOTROPAIC) PAINTED ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE IN SILHOUETTE STYLE WITH A SHORT SQUAT FOOT, WIDESPREAD IN ATHENS AND CHALKIS IN THE LATTER HALF OF 6TH CENTURY BCE
Eye cup; Eyecup; Eyebath
¦ noun
1. a piece of an optical device such as a pair of binoculars which is contoured to provide a comfortable rest for the eye.
2. N. Amer. an eyebath.
eyebath
ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY CUP WITH PAIRS OF EYES (THOUGHT TO BE APOTROPAIC) PAINTED ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE IN SILHOUETTE STYLE WITH A SHORT SQUAT FOOT, WIDESPREAD IN ATHENS AND CHALKIS IN THE LATTER HALF OF 6TH CENTURY BCE
Eye cup; Eyecup; Eyebath
¦ noun Brit. a small container used for applying cleansing solutions to the eye.
Examples of use of eyecup
1. The very observant among you may notice that Canon now hides the diopter wheel behind the viewfinder‘s eyecup, so that you now have to remove the eyecup to adjust it.