Meanings
- pluralplural of glass
1 more example
Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot].
1810, Thomas Williamson, East India Vade-Mecum..., page 323
- pluralplural onlySpectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
Synonyms: eyeglasses, specs, biopticon
- pluralplural onlyField glasses; binoculars.
They went down as close to the shore as they dared and put their glasses on her.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Beau Desert”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 1961 more example
He had his Zeiss glasses in his hand. "I focused it before it got over the trees," said he.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of glass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSpectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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