gig-lamps

British  

plural noun

1. an old-fashioned slang term for spectacles

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Example Sentences

I've had my gig-lamps smashed at the Nets till I got excused.

From Stalky & Co. by Kipling, Rudyard

It's the man who sticks to the one game that drives the swaggerest dog-cart and wears the whitest gig-lamps in the long run.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.

He watched the rain before the gig-lamps, the faint gleaming of the shadowy horse's body, the passing of the dark hedges.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Everybody followed her into the road, and all stood round the gig with flashes from the gig-lamps on their faces, while Pete swung her up into the seat, lifting her bodily in his great arms.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

I don't want to inquire into your flirtations; but don't suppose you can palm off your saucer eyes and gig-lamps upon me!”

From Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy