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<hw>Ey</hw>, <def>an <tt>interj.</tt> of wonder or inquiry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i> Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Eya-let</h1> <Xpage=534>

<hw>E`ya-let"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk.,fr. Ar.<ets>iy\'belah</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a <altname>vilayet</altname>.</def>

<h1>Eyas</h1> <Xpage=534>

<hw>Ey`as</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.<ets>niais</ets> fresh from the nest, a derivative fr. L. <ets>nidus</ets> nest. E. <ets>an eyas</ets> for a <ets>nias</ets>. See <er>Nest</er>, and cf. <er>Nias</er>, <er>Jashawk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A nesting or unfledged Lird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to pr<?/y for itself.</def>

<i>Shak J. H. Walsh</i>

<h1>Eyas</h1> <Xpage=534>

<hw>Ey"as</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Jnfledged, or newly fledged.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Like <b>eyas</b> hawk up mounts unto the skies, His newly budded pinions assay. <i>Spebser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Eyasmusket</h1> <Xpage=534>

<hw>Ey"as*mus`ket</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Eyas</ets> + <ets>muske</ets> the brid.]</ety> <def>An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Eye</h1> <Xpage=534>

<hw>Eye</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>nye</ets>, <ets>an eye</ets> being for <ets>a nye</ets>. See <er>Nye</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A brood; <as>as, an <ex>eye</ex> of pheasants</as>.</def>

<h1>Eye</h1> <Xpage=534>

<hw>Eye</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>eghe</ets>, <ets>eighe</ets>, <ets>eie</ets>, <ets>eye</ets>, AS. <ets>e\'a0ge</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>\'bege</ets>, OS. <?/<ets>ga</ets>, D. <ets>oog</ets>, Ohg. <ets>ouga</ets>, G. <ets>auge</ets>, Icel. <ets>auga</ets>, Sw. <ets>\'94ga</ets>, Dan. <ets>\'94ie</ets>, Goth. <ets>aug<?/</ets>; cf. OSlav. <ets>oko</ets>, Lish. <ets>akis</ets>, L. <ets>okulus</ets>, Gr. <ets><?/</ets>, eye, <ets><?/</ets>, the two eyes, Skr. <ets>akshi</ets>. <?/10, 212. Cf. <er>Diasy</er>, <er>Ocular</er>, <er>Optic</er>, <er>Eyelet</er>, <er>Ogle</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the orbit, but the term often includes the adjacent parts. In most invertebrates the years are immovable ocelli, or compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli. See <er>Ocellus</er>.</def>

<caption><i>Description of illustration</i>: <i>a b</i> Conjunctiva; <i>c</i> Cornea; <i>d</i> Sclerotic; <i>e</i> Choroid; <i>f</i> Cillary Muscle; <i>g</i> Cillary Process; <i>h</i> Iris; <i>i</i> Suspensory Ligament; <i>k</i> Prosterior Aqueous Chamber between <i>h</i> and <i>i</i>; <i>l</i> Anterior Aqueous Chamber; <i>m</i> Crystalline Lens; <i>n</i> Vitreous Humor; <i>o</i> Retina; <i>p</i> Yellow spot; <i>q</i> Center of blind spot; <i>r</i> Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve.</caption>

<note>&hand; The essential parts of the eye are inclosed in a tough outer coat, the <i>sclerotic</i>, to which the muscles moving it are attached, and which in front changes into the transparent cornea. A little way back of cornea, the crystalline lens is suspended, dividing the eye into two unequal cavities, a smaller one in front filled with a watery fluid, the <i>aqueous humor</i>, and larger one behind filled with a clear jelly, the <i>vitreous humor</i>. The sclerotic is lined with a highly pigmented membrane, the <i>choroid</i>, and this is turn is lined in the back half of the eyeball with the nearly transparent <i>retina</i>, in which the fibers of the optic nerve ramify. The choroid in front is continuous with the <i>iris</i>, which has a contractile opening in the center, the <i>pupil</i>, admitting light to the lens which brings the rays to a focus and forms an image upon the retina, where the light, falling upon delicate structures called <i>rods and cones</i>, causes them to stimulate the fibres of the <i>optic nerve</i> to transmit visual impressions to the brain.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence, judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of objects; <as>as, to have the <ex>eye</ex> of sailor; an <ex>eye</ex> for the beautiful or picturesque.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The action of the organ of sight; sight, look; view; ocular knowledge; judgment; opinion.</def>

<blockquote>In my <b>eye</b>, she is the sweetest lady that I looked on. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object which is directly opposed or confronted; immediate presence.</def>

<blockquote>We shell express our duty in his <b>eye</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Her shell your hear disproved to her <b>eyes</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard.</def> "Keep <i>eyes</i> upon her."

<rj><i>Shak.</i></rj>

<blockquote>Booksellers . . . have an <b>eye</b> to their own advantage. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>