| 单词 | eyebone |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseyebone eyebone n. †(a) the patella (cf. eye of the knee at Phrases 3d) (obsolete rare); (b) any of the bones forming the orbit of the eye. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [noun] > socket of eye eyethirleOE ringboneOE eye-pita1275 pita1275 orbit?a1425 eye-dolpa1522 orbitant?1541 eyehole1572 eyebone1598 socket1601 eye socket1661 eyelet hole1827 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rotola del ginocchio, the whirle bone ordained to cover the ioint of the knee, the eie-bone,..the pattle-bone. 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts ii. 49/1 Some say Wasps are bred within theirs eye-bone, and fly out thence. 1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) vii. 47 Eyebones with defined..firm arches. 1852 Wonders Human Frame iii. 43 The sixth is a short, flat, broad muscle, arising from the cheek-bone, near its union with the eye-bone. 1916 C. S. Plumb Judging Farm Animals xiv. 182 The head should be long and bony with good eye bones and good heavy jaw. 1965 Times 8 Nov. 13/7 For eyes there is their French Beige shadow with Antique Bisque for highlighting the eyebone. 2000 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. 1 b They pulverized her cheekbone, causing the left side of her face to cave in. Part of her eyebone was driven into her sinuses. < as lemmas |
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