cornea

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera

From Latin cornea tela (“horny tissue”), from cornu (“horn”).

The eye of the Pecten presents a retina, a cornea, a lens of cellular structure like our own. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
“This,” said the chemist, “is a scrofulous affection.” And though he knew the poor devil, he pretended to see him for the first time, murmured something about “cornea,” “opaque cornea,” “sclerotic,” “facies,” then asked him in a paternal tone-- “My friend, have you long had this terrible infirmity? — Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert
There is I know not what natural sweetness in hearing one’s self commended; but we are a great deal too fond of it: “Laudari metuam, neque enim mihi cornea fibra est Sed recti finemque extremumque esse recuso Euge tuum, et belle.” [“I should fear to be praised, for my heart is not made of horn; but I deny that ‘excellent--admirably done,’ are the terms and final aim of virtue.”--Persius, i. — Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete, Michel de Montaigne

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