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eyeglasses - definition and meaning
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}.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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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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
He needs to lose the dark eyeglasses from the 70s.
Bulova/Marsden Town Hall 2006
He needs to lose the dark eyeglasses from the 70s.
Not Larry Sabato: 2006
Telescopes embedded in eyeglasses (Schepens Eye Research Institute)
Boing Boing 2008
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
But as I gathered the scattered coins his eyeglasses slipped off of his nose and fell to the floor.
042784 2010
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.
On the Lookout for Inexpensive Eyeglasses 2009
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.
Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » Experiment in Good Urbanism Goes Bad; Or, Why I Won’t Be Taking DART Anymore 2009
Today, his eyeglasses are the only reminder of this experiences as a preemie.
CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2002 2002
Today, his eyeglasses are the only reminder of this experiences as a preemie.
CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2001 2001
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