Meanings
nouneyeglass (plural eyeglasses)
plural eyeglasses
- An artificial lens, especially one of a pair.
- A monocle.
- An eyepiece.
- obsoleteThe lens of the eye.
Ha' not you seen, Camillo? / (But that's past doubt; you have, or your eye-glass / Is thicker than a cuckold's horn)
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
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Bulgarian леща, монокъл
- леща (lešta)a lens, especially one of a pair
- монокъл (monokăl)a monocle
French monocle
- monoclea monocle
German Augenglas
- Augenglasa monocle
Irish spéacla, spéacla
- spéaclaa lens, especially one of a pair
- spéaclaa monocle
Polish soczewka, monokl
- soczewkaa lens, especially one of a pair
- monokla monocle
Russian ли́нза, моно́кль
- ли́нза (línza)a lens, especially one of a pair
- моно́кль (monóklʹ)a monocle
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APA
eyeglass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeglass
MLA
“eyeglass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeglass. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyeglass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeglass.
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