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eyeglasses

British  
/ ˈaɪˌɡlɑːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. another word for spectacles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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EssilorLuxottica's share price took a hit after releasing its first quarter results, with analysts saying investors had switched from seeing AI eyeglasses as an opportunity to a risk.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Most people seem to have no idea he's wearing anything other than normal eyeglasses.

From BBC May 13, 2026

From him we learn that eyeglasses were not neutral in literary works.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

He wakes in distant quarters of the night and sees Frederick in his bedroom in Berlin, wearing his eyeglasses and necktie, freeing trapped birds from the pages of a massive book.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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