"eyestone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eyestones [plural]
Etymology: eye + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|stone}} eye + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyestone (plural eyestones)
  1. A small, lenticular, calcareous body, especially an operculum of a small shell of the family Tubinidae, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye.
    Sense id: en-eyestone-en-noun-5RgV6nr2
  2. (mineralogy) Eye agate. Categories (topical): Minerals
    Sense id: en-eyestone-en-noun-JJHShGa9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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