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Meanings of eyeglass in English

Portuguese
óculos
Catalan
monocle

Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles.

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Examples for "monocle"
Examples for "monocle"
1
He put a monocle in his eye, summoned a steward, and explained:
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
2
Presently he leaned forward slightly and the monocle dropped from his eye.
The Right of Way — Volume 01
3
Upon the question he let his monocle fall and seemed to consider.
Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
4
He brought the glare of his monocle to bear full upon her.
The Coast of Chance
5
Screwing his monocle in his eye, he began to stare pretty consistently.
The Secrets of the German War Office
Usage of eyeglass in English
1
The newcomer screwed in his eyeglass and looked deliberately round the room.
The Survivor
2
Morrie places the eyeglass case in a box with other filled bags.
Getting old is tres dangereux
3
Lord Arranmore bent the card in his forefinger, and dropped his eyeglass.
A Prince of Sinners
4
The Colonel put up his eyeglass and contemplated Jonah through the window.
Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies
5
I always loved you in blue serge, and I adore your eyeglass.
The Cinema Murder
6
The major drew an envelope from his pocket and fixed his eyeglass.
Pushed and the Return Push
7
She examined the signature, peering through her eyeglass, close to the canvas.
Prince Zilah — Volume 2
8
Sir Ellis fixed him with his eyeglass, and, in disgusted tones, replied:-
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
9
Borrowdean dropped his eyeglass, and swung it deliberately by its black ribbon.
A Lost Leader
10
His companion was swinging his eyeglass back and forth by its cord.
The Great Prince Shan
11
Then she raised her eyeglass, and looked hard and curiously at Tressady.
Sir George Tressady — Volume I
12
Peter Knott's single eyeglass wandered over the unwieldy frame sitting opposite him.
War-time Silhouettes
13
I stumbled against somebody, and glancing down, caught sight of Good's eyeglass.
Allan Quatermain
14
Do you mean that languishin' creeter with an eyeglass and spindle legs?
Facing the World
15
Still, with a club foot, eh, and spectacles instead of my eyeglass-
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
16
It is merely crossing,' said Mr. Micawber, trifling with his eyeglass, 'merely crossing.
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Translations for eyeglass
Catalan
monocle
Eyeglass through the time
Eyeglass across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common