Eyeglass
['aɪglɑːs] or ['aɪɡlæs]
Definition
(n.) A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs.
(n.) Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
(n.) The retina.
(n.) A glass eyecup. See Eyecup.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing or wearing an eyeglass, denotes you will be afflicted with disagreeable friendships, from which you will strive vainly to disengage yourself. For a young woman to see her lover with an eyeglass on, omens disruption of love affairs.
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Examples
- He has a sort of pinchbeck watch; ditto, ring; ditto, eyeglass. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Because one of them satirically levels her eyeglass at me? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- For the moment, Mrs Lammle does not turn to them, but remains looking at Twemlow looking at Alfred's portrait through his eyeglass. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mortimer, you wretch,' says Lady Tippins, turning the eyeglass about and about, 'where is your charge, the bridegroom? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A double eyeglass dangled at his waistcoat; and on his head he wore a very low-crowned hat with a broad brim. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But the eyeglasses? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He advanced slowly into the room, turning his head from left to right, and swinging in his right hand the cord which held his golden eyeglasses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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