eye-apple
eye-apple · eye-apples
The eyeball or pupilThe eyeball or pupil
Meaning
2 sensesThe eyeball or pupil
Synonym of apple of one's eye.
Origin
From Middle English ij appel, from Old English ēagæppel (“eyeball, pupil”), from Proto-WesFrom Middle English ij appel, from Old English ēagæppel (“eyeball, pupil”), from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to eye + apple.
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