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Word: Collyrium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: Latin, from Greek kollurion ‘poultice’, from kollura ‘coarse bread roll’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈlɪrɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a medicated eyewash.
Short Definition:medicated eyewash
Definition:
a kind of dark eyeshadow, used especially in Eastern countries.
Short Definition:kind of dark eyeshadow
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