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
Another described it as an "absolute belter", adding: "It would bring a tear to a glass eye".
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2022
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
“So what’d your friend do about his eye hole? Did he have to get a glass eye or something?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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