More fully ball of the eye. Originally: the pupil or ‘apple’ of the eye; the visible part of the eye, esp. considered as the organ of sight. In…
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [noun] > eyeball (10) balla1400 More fully ball of the eye. Originally: the pupil or ‘apple’ of the eye; the visible part of the eye, esp. considered as the organ of sight. In… eye-apple1549 (a) a favourite or cherished person; = the apple of a person's eye at apple, n. 6b; (b) the pupil of the eye or the eyeball; = apple, n. 6a. eyeball1594 The whole eye, either as contained within the eyelids and eye socket or as removed from the body; = globe, n. 5. globe of the eye1615 Anatomy. globe of the eye (alsoocular globe) the eyeball, usually excluding the muscles and other tissue attached to it. stivea1642 Apparently a mistranscription of stine (see styan, n.) in the Surtees edition of the following quot.. ocular globe1885 Anatomy. globe of the eye (alsoocular globe) the eyeball, usually excluding the muscles and other tissue attached to it. Subcategories:— capsule enclosing (4) |
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