Crossword-Solution: EYEBRIGHT
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Eyebright | n. | A small annual plant (Euphrasia officinalis), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye. |
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| Clue | Answers |
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| EUPHRASIA | 1 answer |
| EUPHRASY | 1 answer |
| type of plant with small white-and-purple flowers, formerly used to treat eye disorders | 1 answer |
| parasitic plant | 13 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with EYEBRIGHT (5)
The association of ideas was suggestive--the plant eyebright was used for centuries in diseases of the eye because a black speck in the flower suggested the pupil of the eye.
This really arose from the primitive beliefs, to which I have already referred as leading to the use of eyebright in diseases of the eye, and cyclamen in diseases of the ear because of its resemblance to that part; and the Egyptian organotherapy had the same basis,--spleen would cure spleen, heart, heart, etc.
Then took she an herb that was named _Eyebright_ and anointed herself therewith, and was as fair as ever she had been all the days of her life.
Nay, even now, as I look on thee, the meadow-sweet that hangeth from thy girdle-stead has waxen dull, and welted; and the blossoming eyebright that is for a hem to the little white coat of thee is already forgetting how to be bright and blue.
Then she said: "Is it verily so as thou sayest? Look again!" So he looked, and wondered; for lo! beneath his eyes the spires of the meadow-sweet grew crisp and clear again, the eyebright blossoms shone once more over the whiteness of her legs; the eglantine roses opened, and all was as fresh and bright as if it were still growing on its own roots.