1. plural of eyewater; a lotion or liquid preparation applied to the eyes for medicinal or cleansing purposes
Usage: typically used in plural form; archaic or dated medical term
2. something that causes tears or emotional distress; something affecting or moving
Usage: informal; figurative

Examples

• The pharmacist recommended eyewaters to soothe the patient's irritated eyes.
• She kept a bottle of eyewaters in her medicine cabinet for dry eye relief.
• That sad movie was pure eyewaters—everyone in the theater was crying.
• The novel's tragic ending proved to be eyewaters for sensitive readers.
• Grandmother used old-fashioned eyewaters that her mother had taught her to make.