Euphrasy
21eu|phra|sy — «YOO fruh see», noun, plural sies. = eyebright (a plant): (Cf. ↑eyebright) »Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see (Milton). ╂[< Medieval Latin euphrasia < Greek euphrasíā (literally) cheerfulness <… …
22eye|bright — «Y BRYT», noun. 1. a European herb of the figwort family, formerly used as a remedy for weak eyes and diseases of the eye; euphrasy. 2. = scarlet pimpernel. (Cf. ↑scarlet pimpernel) …
23eufrage — obs. var. of euphrasy, eyebright …
24ewfras — ewfras, ewft(e obs. ff. euphrasy, eft …
25ewft — ewfras, ewft(e obs. ff. euphrasy, eft …
26ewfte — ewfras, ewft(e obs. ff. euphrasy, eft …
27heufrasy — obs. f. euphrasy …
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