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‖ albugo|ælˈbjuːgəʊ|
[L. albūgo, -gin-, whiteness, also a disease of the eye (oculorum albūgines Pliny), f. albus white.]
1. A disease of the eye, in which a white opaque spot forms upon the transparent cornea.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vii. xvi. (1495) 234 Another euyll of the eyen we calle a webbe and Constantin calleth it Albugo. 1633T. Adams Exp. 2 Pet. iii. 18 [Pride] is like the albugo, or white spot in the eye, which dimmeth our understanding. 1704Lond. Gaz. mmmmix/4 Ungula's, Albugo's..and all other Distempers relating to the Eyes. 1853Mayne Exp. Lex., Albugo, a white opacity of the cornea.
†2. The white of an egg; albumen. Obs.
1706Phillips, Albugo..Also the white of an Egg. |