eyepatchnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaɪ.pætʃ/us/ˈaɪ.pætʃ/a covering worn over the eye to protect it if it is damaged or sore
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- bandage
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- plaster cast
- plaster of Paris
- poultice
- truss
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
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Examples from literature
- The women of that class especially seemed positively fascinated by the long drooping nose, the peaked chin, the heavy lower lip, the black silk eyepatch and band slanting rakishly over the forehead.