Oculist
['ɒkjʊlɪst] or ['ɑkjəlɪst]
Definition
(n.) One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
Typist: Nora
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of consulting an oculist, denotes that you will be dissatisfied with your progress in life, and will use artificial means of advancement.
Typed by Joan
Examples
- For some little time past Mr. Edison had noticed that he was bothered somewhat in reading print, and I asked him to have an oculist give him reading-glasses. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- When the oculist finished, he turned to me and said: 'I have been many years in the business, but have never seen an optic nerve like that of this gentleman. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The oculist, the dentist, indeed medical specialists of all kinds, are coming to recognize the immense aid that electricity can give in its various forms and applications. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One day he and I were in the city, and as Mrs. Edison had spoken to me about it, and as we happened to have an hour to spare, I persuaded him to go to an oculist with me. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Tabitha