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eyeglass

ˈaɪˌglæs
WordNet
Interesting fact
Bullfrog Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox was the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter while wearing eyeglasses. He did it in 1937.
  1. (n) eyeglass
    lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
Federal law forbids recycling used eyeglasses in the United States.
  1. Eyeglass
    A glass eyecup. See Eyecup.
  2. Eyeglass
    A lens of glass worn in front of the eye to assist vision; -- usually used in the plural, referring to a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, and worn resting on the bridge of the nose, to improve the vision. A single eyeglass in a frame is called a monocle.
  3. Eyeglass
    Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
  4. Eyeglass
    The retina.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
The Chinese invented eyeglasses. Marco Polo reported seeing many pairs worn by the Chinese as early as 1275, 500 years before lens grinding became an art in the West.
  1. (n) eyeglass
    A lens made of crown-glass or rock crystal, used to assist the sight by correcting defects of vision. Eye-glasses are either single, and held between the projection of the brow and the cheek, or double, and kept in position by a spring, which compresses the nose. They are commonly distinguished from spectacles, which are held by pieces of metal passing over the ears. Formerly eye-glasses had to be kept in place by the hand.
  2. (n) eyeglass
    The eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, or similar instrument. See also field-glass.
  3. (n) eyeglass
    In surgery, a glass for the application of a collyrium to the eye.
  4. (n) eyeglass
    The lens of the eye.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. Eyeglass
    a glass to assist the sight, esp. such as stick on the nose by means of a spring: the eye-piece of a telescope and like instrument:
  2. Eyeglass
    (Shak.) the lens of the eye
Quotations
Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.
Joseph Joubert
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. éage; cf. Goth. augo, Ger. auge, Dut. oog, Ice. auga.

Usage in the news

Three years ago Greg Amadon and Linden Rhoads were pitching their idea to make virtual-reality eyeglasses to fellow Seattle residents Bill Gates, Craig McCaw, and every other techno-tycoon with whom they could finagle an audience. money.cnn.com

Eyeglass Lens Sales Help Boost Hoya 's 2Q Profits. visionmonday.com

Exceptionally high spectacle independence, with nearly 9 out of 10 patients reporting that they never wear eyeglasses after surgery. optometric.com

Making Eyeglasses That Let Wearers Change Focus on the Fly. nytimes.com

SEEING NEAR AND FAR Stephen Kurtin with a glass element that is part of the mechanically adjustable eyeglasses he created. nytimes.com

Find every possible variation of the requisite chunky black eyeglass frame at George Lee and Owen Long's new LES optical shop, NAKEDEYE . villagevoice.com

In 1926, Philip Oliver Goldsmith , a salesman for a small optical firm in England, founded Oliver Goldsmith with the vision of transforming eyeglasses into a fashion accessory. 2020mag.com

Purchasing a new pair of eyeglasses has always been a personal experience. visionmonday.com

Findings refute common belief that eyeglasses will cure recurring headaches in children. usnews.com

The ponytail is still there, and so are the thick eyeglasses the size of small TV screens. blog.nj.com

Beautiful women in red lips and men in vintage eyeglasses lounge in a converted waterfront factory and nibble on pastured meat. villagevoice.com

The horse show is the main source of funding for the Manchester Lions Club's service projects, some of which are paying for eye exams and, if needed, eyeglasses for those who cannot afford them (just under $6,000 this year). thunder1320.com

All proceeds from the raffle sale is used for grants for those in our local area in need of assistance in obtaining eyeglasses. cortezjournal.com

He wore black metal framed eyeglasses. abclocal.go.com

We recycle eyeglasses, provide recreational experiences for the blind and work to eradicate measles and river blindness . lionsclubs.org

Usage in scientific papers

Eyeglass. 1. very large aperture diffractive telescopes.
Fresnel Interferometric Imager: ground-based prototype

One might argue that the limitations of Alice’s eyesight are irrelevant; she can just buy a better pair of eyeglasses.
Black Hole Complementarity and the Harlow-Hayden Conjecture

Usage in literature

He lacked nothing but the uniform and the eyeglasses. "The Dead Command" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

One of them showed a trim-looking man with eyeglasses and moustache, sitting shirt-sleeved in a frail-looking craft. "When Winter Comes to Main Street" by Grant Martin Overton

A very small, very brown young man came in, clean-shaven, with large bright blue eyes, black hair, and a single eyeglass with a black ribbon. "Bird of Paradise" by Ada Leverson

He looked as he did when I last saw him, placidly good-humored, with the eyeglass dangling this time loosely by its cord. "Lorimer of the Northwest" by Harold Bindloss

The Comte de Baral, a tall young man with a single eyeglass, followed close in her wake. "Fantômas" by Pierre Souvestre

Why, by striking at my eyeglass and sending it flying. "Fix Bay'nets" by George Manville Fenn

The Chief Medical Officer removed and wiped his steel-rimmed eyeglasses before replacing them on his bony aquiline nose. "The Dop Doctor" by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

Oh, by the way, when you arrest the fellow with the eyeglass, be a bit careful: he is left-handed! "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin" by Maurice Leblanc

This was a one-inch eyeglass; that is, it must be an inch from the object or image at which you are looking. "Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879" by Various

He looked at her through his round eyeglasses, with the slight frown that many of life's problems brought to his handsome face. "The Beloved Woman" by Kathleen Norris

Usage in poetry
But on a bright eventful morn,
A swell of northern nation—
A lordling—brought his languid yawn
And eyeglass to the station.
So there remained a coat of blue,
A vest and double eyeglass too,
His tail, his shoes, his socks as well,
His pair of - no, I must not tell.
Then Captain Faulkner cried, "Clear the decks!"
And the French vessel with his eyeglass he inspects;
And he told his men to hoist the British flag,
And "prepare my heroes to pull down that French rag."