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Meaning Of Eyestone
n.
A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum
of a small marine shell of the family Turbinidae, used to remove a
foreign substance from the eye. It is put into the inner corner of the
eye under the lid, and allowed to work its way out at the outer corner,
bringing with it the substance.