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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An artificial lens, especially one of a pair.
2. 2
   lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles wordnet
3. 3
   A monocle.
4. 4
   An eyepiece.
5. 5
   The lens of the eye. obsolete

   "Ha' not you seen, Camillo? / (But that's past doubt; you have, or your eye-glass / Is thicker than a cuckold's horn)"

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6. 6
   Attributive form of eyeglasses. attributive, form-of

   "an eyeglass repair kit"

Synonyms

All synonyms

monocleachromatic lensastigmatic lensbifocalsblinkersburning glass

Example

More examples

"Tom broke his eyeglass frames when he dropped his glasses."

Etymology

From eye + glass.

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