half-glasses

American  

[haf-glas-iz, hahf-glah-siz] / ˈhæfˌglæs ɪz, ˈhɑfˌglɑ sɪz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a pair of eyeglasses, often shaped like the lower half of regular eyeglasses, containing lenses to aid in reading and not suitable for distance vision.

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Example Sentences

Telling details: When I’m mulling wine, a server offers the option of half-glasses.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

Flights are offered with three half-glasses of reds or white, though all the selections lean toward the dry end of the wine spectrum.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

By the time he took to the convention stage on Tuesday, half-glasses perched professorially on his nose, the anger seemed to have gone out of him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lee tilted his head back and looked into Mack’s eyes through the half-glasses and Lee’s tapping finger slowed its tempo as he thought deeply.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Lee put back his head so that he could see Mack through his half-glasses.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck