Meaning of uveous | Babel Free
Definitions
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grape or grapes. not-comparable, obsolete
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Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the uvea; uveal. not-comparable, obsolete
Examples
“Behind, concealed by woods of pine, / There grew on plains the uveous vine;”
“The uveous coat and the inside of the choroides are wonderfully blackened;[…].”
“1760, cataract, entry in Thomas Dyche, A New General Engliſh Dictionary, unnumbered page, […] alſo a diſtemper in the eyes cauſed by the congelation of phlegm between the uveous coat and cryſtalline humour.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.