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eyeglasses

British  
/ ˈaɪˌɡlɑːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. another word for spectacles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Most people seem to have no idea he's wearing anything other than normal eyeglasses.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Imagine using eyeglasses to learn more about the person across the street.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Written by David King Dunaway, a professor of English at the University of New Mexico, the book explains “why eyeglasses have cut such a wide swath through American and world culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

His eyeglasses were so badly smudged that his blue eyes appeared almost gray.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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