"modesty glasses" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} modesty glasses pl (plural only)
  1. (rare) Glasses with blurry lenses used by some Orthodox Jews to obscure their vision of immodestly dressed women. Tags: plural, plural-only, rare
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