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Noun: eyeglasses  'I,gla-siz
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: glasses)
  1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
    "He reached for his eyeglasses to read the fine print";
    - spectacles, specs, glasses
Noun: eyeglass  'I,glas
  1. Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
    "The aristocrat peered through his eyeglass at the painting";
    - monocle

Type of: lens, lens system, optical instrument

Part of: frame

Encyclopedia: Eyeglasses

Eyeglass