eye socket

noun

Examples of eye socket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But further cleaning revealed that the size and shape of the eye socket resembled that of South Asian river dolphins, which have much smaller eyes than their South American cousins. Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024 Swedish goggles are a specific type of goggles designed to fit snugly inside the eye socket. Marisa Petrarca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024 The slug pulverized her face, destroyed her cheek and jaw, blew away her eye socket and most of her teeth, damaged her optic nerve, wrecked both eyes and left a gaping hole in her cheek. USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024 The malar area is located below the eye socket bone, and malar edema will present as puffy pouches that sit a little closer to the cheek than directly under the eyes. Taryn Brooke, Allure, 1 Feb. 2024 As the police officer’s bodycam gets closer to the bed, his flashlight reveals that the corpse’s face is not only severely gaunt, but also distinctly blue with glitter around the eye sockets. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023 But smudged on the eye sockets was a glittery powder. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023 This eye sleeping mask has 3D eye sockets and is made of memory foam for ultimate comfort. Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024 The actor has since returned to walking after his rib cage was rebuilt with metal, with metal plates in his face to support his eye socket, along with titanium rods in one of his legs. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eye socket was in 1661

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“Eye socket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%20socket. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

eye socket

noun

Medical Definition

eye socket

noun
: orbit

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