nounplătўophthalmusPLATУOPHTHALMVS☆ KeepMeaningantimonyLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PLATYOPHTHALMUSLEWIS & SHORTPLATYOPHTHALMUSplătўophthalmus, i, m., = πλατυόφθαλμος (eye-dilator), a name for I. antimony, because it was supposed to enlarge and beautify the eye, Plin. 33, 6, 34, § 102.Read the whole entry