glasses

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   plural of glass

   Ladies are usually conveyed about Calcutta, or any where for short distances, in a kind of palanquin, called a boҫhah... Its deep shape, and its seat, much resemble the [English sedan chair]; but having two doors, one on each side, with one window in front, as well as a small one behind, all furnished with Venetians and glasses, give it, in those respects, some claim to alliance with the [chariot].

2. 2
   noun

   Field glasses; binoculars.

   He had his Zeiss glasses in his hand. "I focused it before it got over the trees," said he.

3. 3
   noun

   optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

4. 4
   noun

   Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.

5. 5
   verb

   third-person singular simple present indicative of glass