Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, used for correcting defective vision. Also called a
pair of eyeglasses . See also eyeglass{1}.
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- noun US
spectacles ,glasses . - noun Plural form of
eyeglass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
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Examples
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The odd crisis such as broken eyeglasses is also upsetting because it reminds families that their loved one is, effectively, a pauper.
Harold Pollack: A story about eyeglasses Harold Pollack 2010
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He needs to lose the dark eyeglasses from the 70s.
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He needs to lose the dark eyeglasses from the 70s.
Not Larry Sabato: 2006
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Telescopes embedded in eyeglasses (Schepens Eye Research Institute)
Boing Boing 2008
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But what we call health insurance covers things like new eyeglasses, which is not a rare, catastrophic event.
Mark Thoma on Health Insurance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But as I gathered the scattered coins his eyeglasses slipped off of his nose and fell to the floor.
042784 2010
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A salesperson zoned in on a couple of selections right away, suggesting a generic-looking $119 pair of no-name eyeglasses as our bargain pick and a $259 manly, modern Republica pair for our designer shades.
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Someone was obviously watching and broke into my car got my purse- my eyeglasses were the most expensive thing in it and the one next to me- Central Market got it on their tape but did not offer to help identify the culprit.
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Today, his eyeglasses are the only reminder of this experiences as a preemie.
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Today, his eyeglasses are the only reminder of this experiences as a preemie.
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