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Synonyms for eyeglasses


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahy-glas, ahy-glahs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪˌglæs, ˈaɪˌglɑs

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Définition of eyeglasses

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to fit with glass;" 1570s, "to cover with glass," from glass (n.). Related: Glassed; glassing.
  • noun glasses
Example sentences :
  • "Ought to git 'em some eyeglasses then," was the sulky response.
  • Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
  • The attorney removed his eyeglasses and rubbed them with his handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The junior partner adjusted his eyeglasses to his thin nose.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He looked at Galusha through his eyeglasses, and then held out his hand.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • And Mr. Sharrow shook his head gently, and twirled his eyeglasses.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • "This is a new disciple, I suppose," she said, smiling through her eyeglasses.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • Mr. Spiggott paused, wiped his brow and his eyeglasses, and continued.
  • Extract from : « Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York » by Lemuel Ely Quigg
  • A plump man, with eyeglasses and perpetually chewing a dead cigar.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • Adjusting his eyeglasses with care, he viewed it judicially.
  • Extract from : « Under the Country Sky » by Grace S. Richmond
  • Then there was the buff-cochin spats and the wide ribbon to his eyeglasses.
  • Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
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