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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.

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  • noun optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

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