eyeglass
noun
eye·glass
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Definition of eyeglass
1a
: eyepiece
c
eyeglasses plural
: a device used to correct defects of vision or to protect the eyes that consists typically of a pair of glass or plastic lenses and the frame by which they are held in place : glasses
2
: eyecup sense 1
Examples of eyeglass in a Sentence
She left her eyeglasses at work.
Recent Examples on the Web
Employees touched eyeglasses, hats and heads then handled food without washing hands between actions. — Ebony Day, azcentral, "Moldy cheese among violations found during restaurant inspections," 4 Sep. 2019 The Rosa Parks doll wears an elegant black pillbox hat and clutch, along with gloves, high-heeled booties, eyeglasses, and a grey 3/4 length coat over a floral printed dress. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "New Rosa Parks and Sally Ride Barbies released," 26 Aug. 2019 Under his health plan, eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental services will be free by 2021. — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, "Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide?," 24 June 2019 During an earlier two-week program in June, over 400 Milwaukee residents took eyeglasses home with them after being seen by Lam. — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee vision program struggles to stay afloat without a local optometrist," 22 Aug. 2019 There are people in Idaho, for God’s sake, who don’t have eyeglasses or toothpaste. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, "Soucheray: Crisis, crisis, crisis!!! Meanwhile, the fellow on the John Deere mows well," 3 Aug. 2019 Black hair dye and Jude’s old eyeglasses further the risky masquerade. — Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Marilou Is Everywhere,’ finding yourself means becoming someone else," 1 Aug. 2019 In practice, few optical systems other than eyeglasses rely on single lenses. — The Economist, "How to make a flat lens," 25 July 2019 Its Lions Recycle for Sight program also accepts donated eyeglasses that are given to those in need. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Community service priority for Katy Lions Club president," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eyeglass.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for eyeglass
eyeglass
noun
English Language Learners Definition of eyeglass
old-fashioned
: a single lens that is worn over your eye to help you see
chiefly US
: a pair of lenses set into a frame and worn over your eyes to help you see
See the full definition for eyeglass in the English Language Learners Dictionary
eyeglass
noun
eye·glass
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Kids Definition of eyeglass
1
: a glass lens used to help a person to see clearly
eyeglass
noun
eye·glass
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Medical Definition of eyeglass
2
: eyecup sense 1