a. Obs. [a. late or med.L. ūveus (Quicherat): see UVE-A and -OUS.] = UVEAL a. 2.
1691. Ray, Creation, ii. (1692), 25. The Uveous Coat or Iris of the Eye.
1696. J. Edwards, Demonstr. & Exist. God, II. 31. A round hole in the middle and forepart of this uveous membrane.
1710. J. Clarke, trans. Rohault’s Nat. Philos. (1729), I. 281. The Rays … are hindred from going any further by the Uveous Tunick.
