granny glasses

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plural noun

eyeglasses with wirelike metal frames that sometimes sit below the bridge of the nose and often have oval lenses.

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How to use granny glasses in a sentence

At that point, a tall, brown-haired man with wire-rimmed glasses came over to me, sat down, and peppered me with questions.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I get the bottle while he opens a desk drawer containing two glasses.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wonderland posted videos taken with a hidden camera—in a cross necklace, or inside a watch or glasses—of him hitting on women.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than half of the patrons at the bar are holding glasses full of Casa Bruja's malted barley red ale.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We “undermine” our nature every time we use glasses or medicine, after all.
Hey, Creeps, ‘Compliments’ Are Harassment, Too|Tauriq Moosa|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
MacRae brought the glasses to bear, and said it was two Policemen jogging toward camp.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
After another solemn inspection of Aristide, he stuck a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his fleshy nose and perused the documents.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
As he entered, Mr. Ducksmith regarded him vacantly over the top of his gold-rimmed glasses.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
They lay there—the line of our brave lads, plainly visible to a pair of good glasses—there they actually lay!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Delancy opened the glove compartment in the instrument board and took out a pair of field glasses.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various