EYEGLASSES

spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses

(noun) (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

eyeglasses pl (plural only)

(US) Spectacles, glasses.

eyeglasses

plural of eyeglass.

Source: Wiktionary


EYEGLASS

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



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BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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