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GLASSES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Synonyms:
eyeglasses; glasses; specs; spectacles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("glasses" is a kind of...):
optical instrument (an instrument designed to aid vision)
Meronyms (parts of "glasses"):
bridge; nosepiece (the link between two lenses; rests on the nose)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glasses"):
bifocals ((plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision)
goggles ((plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes)
lorgnette (eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle)
pince-nez (spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring)
dark glasses; shades; sunglasses ((plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun)
Holonyms ("glasses" is a part of...):
frame (the framework for a pair of eyeglasses)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb glass
Context examples:
The nobleman swung his glasses a little faster and stared down into the fire.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The first group consumed around two and a half pints of beer followed by four large glasses of wine.
(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)
She allowed him to talk, and arranged the glasses, and wrapped herself up, without opening her lips.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The more my aunt looked at him, the more he reproached her; for she had lately taken to spectacles, and for some inscrutable reason he considered the glasses personal.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
At last, having held a document before her glasses for nearly five minutes, she presented it across the counter, accompanying the act by another inquisitive and mistrustful glance—it was for J.E.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The Venetian glasses, cara mia, and fill them to the brim.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Such a number of looking-glasses! oh Lord! there was no getting away from one's self.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
A tray of small glasses and pewter mugs stood beside them.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Visions of good and ill breeding, of old vulgarisms and new gentilities, were before her; and she was meditating much upon silver forks, napkins, and finger-glasses.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
He had his Zeiss glasses in his hand.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
