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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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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

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

From BBC May 13, 2026

Or that Roger Bacon, an Oxford friar and one of the first to write about the optics of eyeglasses, was imprisoned for attempting to invent them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Dr. Mertz had an elderly receptionist and when we opened the door and stepped in she stopped typing, raised her eyeglasses, and asked if she could be of help.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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