SUNGLASSES
sunglasses, dark glasses, shades
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sunglasses pl (plural only)
Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.
(colloquial) A person wearing sunglasses
Synonyms
• shades (slang)
• sunnies (Australian slang)
• cooling glasses (Indian)
• smoked glasses, smoked spectacles (dated)
Source: Wiktionary
SUNGLASS
Sun"glass`, n.; pl. Sunglasses (.
Definition: A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus. "Lighting a cigar with a sunglass." Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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