eyeglasses

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   mainly North American: a frame holding two lenses, worn in front of the eyes to improve vision or protect the eyes

   He removed his eyeglasses and polished the lenses with a soft cloth.

A plural compound of eye + glass. The singular eyeglass once commonly meant a single lens or monocle, while plural eyeglasses became the usual North American term for a two-lens pair of spectacles.

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