# eyewash

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.
2. A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.
3. Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.

## Etymology
From eye + wash.
Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eyewash