glass eye
Americannoun
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any of various fish, birds, etc., having eyes with a glassy or milky appearance.
noun
Etymology
Origin of glass eye
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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A scene in which Bill taps his glass eye with a knife was not some special effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
By then, Yukov had a new glass eye, which looks incredibly real until he raps on it with his knuckles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
She still needs another operation so that she can close the eyelid over her new glass eye.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
His father had worn a glass eye since a terrible accident when he was 10, and his mother, Beatrice, had worked at Harper’s Bazaar magazine alongside Diana Vreeland and an upstart Andy Warhol.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
“The old man’s glass eye kept getting ashy,” remembered Bruce.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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