"eyeglass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪˌɡlæs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-eyeglass.wav [US] Forms: eyeglasses [plural]
Etymology: eye + glass Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|glass}} eye + glass Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyeglass (plural eyeglasses)
  1. An artificial lens, especially one of a pair. Translations (a lens, especially one of a pair): леща (lešta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), عینەک ('înek) (Central Kurdish), چاوێلکە (çawêlke) (Central Kurdish), okulvitro (Ido), okulalo (Ido), spéacla [masculine] (Irish), ли́нза (línza) [feminine] (Russian), aiglas (Tok Pisin)
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-canG5yHx Disambiguation of 'a lens, especially one of a pair': 78 4 0 19 0
  2. A monocle. Categories (topical): Eyewear Translations (a monocle): монокъл (monokǎl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), monocle [masculine] (French), Augenglas [neuter] (German), monoklo (Ido), spéacla [masculine] (Irish), моно́кль (monóklʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-ux9oo1RQ Disambiguation of Eyewear: 1 43 13 6 37 Disambiguation of 'a monocle': 1 82 1 1 15
  3. An eyepiece. Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-4SLVqwh6 Disambiguation of Eyewear: 1 43 13 6 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 80 2 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 6 73 2 15
  4. (obsolete) The lens of the eye. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-soNsBYtc
  5. attributive form of eyeglasses Tags: attributive, form-of Form of: eyeglasses Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-eyeglass-en-noun-utTF7KvD Disambiguation of Eyewear: 1 43 13 6 37

Inflected forms

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