† ˈamafrose Obs.
[a. Fr. amafrose (Cotgr. 1611) for amaurose or amavrose, ad. mod.L. amaurōsis, a. Gr. ἀµαύρωσις.]
= amaurosis.
| 1598 Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. (1641) 98/2 Th' Amafrose and Cloudy Cataract, That..clean puts out the eye. 1731 Bailey, Amafrose, a disease in the sinews of the sight. |