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.
