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glasses

/ ˈɡlɑːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. Also called: spectacles eyeglassesa pair of lenses for correcting faulty vision, in a frame that rests on the bridge of the nose and hooks behind the ears

“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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He can be seen in a black T-shirt, glasses and with greying hair.

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"I saw Tamir wearing his pyjamas. He was barefoot. He had no glasses on. He can hardly see without them. He was terrified."

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He read with glasses from a piece of paper in front of him, trying to maintain eye contact with the judge as he told him: "I have nobody to blame but myself."

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Mobile phone footage was also played to the court which showed one of the girls pull his glasses off his face, then one punched him and he fell backwards.

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On one occasion I forgot to wear the fake glasses I had adopted as a partial disguise.

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