eyeglass
Americannoun
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eyeglasses
plural
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eyeglasses, glass.
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a single lens used to aid vision, especially one worn or carried on the person; monocle.
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an eyepiece.
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an eyecup.
noun
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a lens for aiding or correcting defective vision, esp a monocle
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another word for eyepiece
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Etymology
Origin of eyeglass
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“Is there a SilverSneakers class convenient to where you live? Is there an eyeglass provider that is nearby that you want to go to?”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
As an eyeglass wearer, it seemed plausible that this is an issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
In a demonstration of the new sensing film, the researchers attached it to the inner side of an eyeglass lens.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
I am peering through a jeweller's eyeglass, looking for the BBC logo that has been inscribed inside a small diamond.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022
The table held books, a jar of hand cream, Forrest’s eyeglass case, and an empty charger.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
Costco, the No. 1 warehouse club chain, sells everything from groceries and tires to eyeglasses and electronics and offers services such as travel planning, solar panels and pet insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
EssilorLuxottica has also branched into hearing correction, with its Nuance Audio integrating hearing aids into eyeglasses frames.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Cameras on other AI-centric devices, like Meta's AI eyeglasses, for instance, have come under intense scrutiny about when, why and how they record and store video.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 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
Holt's eyeglasses had been crushed in an American air raid, so Blake read the entire book out loud, over weeks and months of confinement in a small Korean farmhouse.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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