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glasses
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??læs?z/
- (UK) IPA(key): /??las?z/, /??l??s?z/
- Rhymes: -??s?z
Noun
glasses
- plural of glass
glasses pl (plural only)
- Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
- Field glasses; binoculars.
Usage notes
- A sight-improving lens for a single eye is a monocle.
- Though confusion is unlikely, clarity as to quantity is improved by using the expressions "a pair of glasses" (or "a pair of eyeglasses") or "(however many) pairs of eyeglasses".
Synonyms
- (spectacles): eyeglasses (US), specs, bioptikon
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
glasses
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glass
See also
- bifocals
- contact lens
- monocle
- pince-nez
- shades
- varifocals
Further reading
- glasses on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- gasless
Middle English
Noun
glasses
- plural of glas
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lunettes
English
Noun
lunettes
- plural of lunette
Noun
lunettes pl (plural only)
- A particular kind of spectacles/glasses, consisting of two circles lenses connected by a half-circle bridge over the nose.
Anagrams
- tunelets, unsettle
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ly.n?t/
- Homophone: lunette
Noun
lunettes f
- plural of lunette
- (plural only) Spectacles, eyeglasses
Usage notes
- A single item is a paire.
Derived terms
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