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(), n.[Prob. fr. nye, an eye being for a nye. See Nye.] (Zol.) A brood; as, an eye of pheasants. Eye (), n.[OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. ege; akin to OFries. ge, OS. ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. ga, Dan. ie, Goth. aug; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. 'o°kkos, eye, 'o°sse, the two eyes, Skr. akshi. 10, 212. Cf. Diasy, Ocular, Optic, Eyelet, Ogle.] 1. The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but the term often includes the adjacent parts. In most invertebrates the eyes are immovable ocelli, or compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli. See Ocellus. Description of illustration: a b Conjunctiva; c Cornea; d Sclerotic; e Choroid; f Cillary Muscle; g Cillary Process; h Iris; i Suspensory Ligament; k Prosterior Aqueous Chamber between h and i; l Anterior Aqueous Chamber; m Crystalline Lens; n Vitreous Humor; o Retina; p Yellow spot; q Center of blind spot; r Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve. The essential parts of the ey Eye (), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Eyed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Eying or Eyeing.] To fix the eye on; to look on; to view; to observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with fixed attention; to hold in view. Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial To my proportioned strength. Milton. Eye v. i.To appear; to look. [Obs.] My becomings kill me, when they do not Eye well to you. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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