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Webster 1913 Edition
Collyrium
Col-lyr′i-um
,Noun.
pl. E.
Collyriums
(#)
, L. Collyria
(#)
. [L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Med.)
An application to the eye, usually an eyewater.
Webster 1828 Edition
Collyrium
COLLYRIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2025
collyrium
collyrium
English
Noun
collyrium (plural collyria or collyriums)
- A lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes; an eye-salve.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.ii:
- Democritus' collyrium is not so sovereign to the eyes as this is to the heart […].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.ii:
- Loosely, any product applied to or around the eyes; kohl.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 44
- […] there were rings of collyrium about her eyes.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 44
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kolˈlyː.ri.um/, [kɔɫˈlyː.ri.ũ]
Noun
collȳrium n (genitive collȳriī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | collȳrium | collȳria |
| genitive | collȳriī | collȳriōrum |
| dative | collȳriō | collȳriīs |
| accusative | collȳrium | collȳria |
| ablative | collȳriō | collȳriīs |
| vocative | collȳrium | collȳria |
References
- collyrium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- collyrium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “collyrium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- collyrium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- collyrium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin