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Webster 1913 Edition

Pupil

Pu′pil

,
Noun.
[F.
pupille
, n. fem., L.
pupilla
the pupil of the eye, originally dim. of
pupa
a girl. See
Puppet
, and cf.
Pupil
a scholar.]
(Anat.)
The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the eye. See the Note under
Eye
, and
Iris
.
Pin-hole pupil
(Med.)
,
the pupil of the eye when so contracted (as it sometimes is in typhus, or opium poisoning) as to resemble a pin hole.
Dunglison.

Pu′pil

,
Noun.
[F.
pupille
, n. masc. & fem., L.
pupillus
,
pupilla
, dim. of
pupus
boy,
pupa
girl. See
Puppet
, and cf.
Pupil
of the eye.]
1.
A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor.
Too far in years to be a
pupil
now.
Shakespeare
Tutors should behave reverently before their
pupils
.
L’Estrange.
2.
A person under a guardian; a ward.
Dryden.
3.
(Civil Law)
A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female.
Syn. – Learner; disciple; tyro. – See
Scholar
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pupil

PU'PIL

,
Noun.
[L. pupilla,
dim.
of pupa,pupus. See Pup.]
The apple of the eye; a little aperture in the middle of the iris and uvea of the eye, through which the rays of light pass to the crystalline humor, to be painted on the retina.

PU'PIL

,
Noun.
[L. pupillus,
dim.
of pupa, pupus. See Pup.]
1.
A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor.
2.
A ward; a youth or person under the care of a guardian.
3.
In the civil law, a boy or girl under the age of puberty, that is, under 14 if a male, and under 12 if a female.

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