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GOGGLES
goggles
(noun) (plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
goggles pl (plural only)
Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.
Blinds for shying horses.
Synonyms
• pair of goggles
Etymology 2
Noun
goggles
plural of goggle
Etymology 3
Verb
goggles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goggle
Source: Wiktionary
GOGGLE
Gog"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Goggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Goggling.] Etym: [Cf. Ir. & Gael. gog a nod, slight motion.]
Definition: To roll the eyes; to stare. And wink and goggle like an owl. Hudibras.
Gog"gle, a.
Definition: Full and rolling, or staring; -- said of the eyes. The long, sallow vissage, the goggle eyes. Sir W. Scott.
Gog"gle, n. Etym: [See Goggle, v. i.]
1. A strained or affected rolling of the eye.
2. pl. (a) A kind of spectacles with short, projecting eye tubes, in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for protecting the eyes from cold, dust, etc. (b) Colored glasses for relief from intense light. (c) A disk with a small aperture, to direct the sight forward, and cure squinting. (d) Any screen or cover for the eyes, with or without a slit for seeing through.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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