eye socket

American  

noun

1. the socket or orbit of the eye.

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eye socket British  

noun

1. the nontechnical name for orbit

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Etymology

Origin of eye socket

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Preserved in nearly perfect three-dimensional detail, the skeleton includes a skull with a huge eye socket and an elongated, sword-like snout.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

After spending six days in the ICU in Reno, he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where another medical team tended to his shattered cheekbones, jaw and eye socket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson will miss their Premier League title decider and the FA Cup final because of a fractured eye socket.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

She followed the vet’s instructions to gently press around the dog’s eye socket and look under her eyelid for blood.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

He brought his handkerchief out of his pocket to ream the sweat, carefully, out of one eye socket and then the other.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver