monocle, eyeglass
(noun) lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eyeglass (plural eyeglasses)
An artificial lens, especially one of a pair.
A monocle.
An eyepiece.
(obsolete) The lens of the eye.
• glass eye, glasseye
Source: Wiktionary
Eye"glass`, n.
1. A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs.
2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
3. The retina. [Poetic]
4. A glass eyecup. See Eyecup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
