eyebathful

Meanings

nouneyebathful (plural not attested)

no pluralThe amount that an eyebath can hold.
One drop of lemon juice in an eye-bathful of warm water is sufficient.
1930 May 2, One of Them [pseudonym], “For Business Girls. Ideal Quick-Change Programme.”, in The Kensington News and West London Times, number 3200, section “Whiten the Teeth”, page 2
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Eye Lotion Tablets. ℞ Optabs. Mitte x. Sig: i diss. in an eyebathful of warm water.
1949, Journal of the Institute of Optical Science, page 721
The following information on the use of eyebright is from Acta Phytotherapeutica, a Dutch scientific journal on botanical medicine. […] The journal reports that an even more effective method is a local application of a lotion “made from three drops of fluid extract of Euphrasia in an eyebathful of cold water.”
1972, Richard Lucas, “How Herbs Can Help Strengthen Your Vision”, in The Magic of Herbs in Daily Living, West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Publishing Company, →ISBN, section “Modern Uses of Eyebright Herb”, page 55
Use bottled spring water for bathing the eyes; use a fresh eyebathful for each eye.
1985, Nalda Gosling, “Common Ailments and their Herbal Remedies”, in Successful Herbal Remedies for Treating Numerous Common Ailments, Thorsons, →ISBN, page 47
Alternatively, add 1 to 3 drops of tincture to an eyebathful of distilled water. […] A few grains of salt can be added to each eyebathful.
1993, Frances Büning, Paul Hambly, Herbalism (Headway Lifeguides), Headway, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 18 (The natural pharmacy § How to use the herbs) and 91 (An A–Z of ailments § Conjunctivitis § Herbs)
Synonyms: eyecupful