eyeglass

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eyeglass

  • /ˈaɪˌɡlæs/ US

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From eye + glass.

noun eyeglasses

  1. An artificial lens, especially one of a pair.
  2. A monocle.
  3. An eyepiece.
  4. obsolete The lens of the eye. Ha' not you seen, Camillo? / (But that's past doubt; you have, or your eye-glass / Is thicker than a cuckold's horn)
  5. attributive Attributive form of eyeglasses an eyeglass repair kit

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noun a lens, especially one of a pair

Русскийли́нза línza

noun a monocle

Françaismonocle
DeutschAugenglas
Русскиймоно́кль monóklʹ

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@misc{eyeglass_2026,
  title = {eyeglass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eyeglass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}