"quizzing glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quizzing glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quizzing glass (plural quizzing glasses)
  1. (historical) An eyeglass with or without a handle; a monocle. Tags: historical Synonyms: quizzing-glass
    Sense id: en-quizzing_glass-en-noun-eJqpqSCx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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