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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At that point, a tall, brown-haired man with wire-rimmed glasses came over to me, sat down, and peppered me with questions.
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I get the bottle while he opens a desk drawer containing two glasses.
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Wonderland posted videos taken with a hidden camera—in a cross necklace, or inside a watch or glasses—of him hitting on women.
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More than half of the patrons at the bar are holding glasses full of Casa Bruja's malted barley red ale.
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We “undermine” our nature every time we use glasses or medicine, after all.
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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