eye-apple

English

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The eyeball or pupil

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ij appel (eye-apple) inherited from Old English ēagæppel (pupil, eyeball, apple of the eye) inherited from *augapl (eyeball, pupil) affix from English eye + English apple.

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apple

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