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Meanings of glasses in English

Portuguese
espetáculos
Catalan
ulleres
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Optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision.

espetáculos
Usage of glasses in English
1
She could see much better today than yesterday and didn't need glasses.
Stash
2
In my latter years, however, glasses-wearing has become a bit more complicated.
The Irish Times
3
The restaurant has been given 28 days to change all its glasses.
The Irish Times
4
It's convenient because you don't need glasses to view the 3-D effect.
Wired
5
Clothes, glasses and rosaries were used to identify some of the victims.
Radio NZ
6
Under the glasses the disc appeared at the distance of five miles.
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
7
The servant came in to remove the glasses and the obnoxious pipes.
East Lynne
8
The waitress brought their food and poured more water in their glasses.
Rain gods
9
He wore rimless glasses, which declared him 'adult' amongst these partying children.
The last testament
10
With protective glasses, however, the increase in estimated IOP was almost absent.
Pubmed
11
He leans across, and the glasses make way, parting like a sea.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
12
The degradation rates of the glasses investigated decreased with increasing MgO content.
Pubmed
13
What they did say was, you're having a problem with your glasses?
The new yorker
14
He adjusted his glasses and squinted at the paper for a moment.
The capitol game
15
The wine was not very good, but Laurence drank several glasses anyway.
His Majesty’s Dragon
16
I try taking off the 3D glasses but it does no good.
The Guardian
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Glasses through the time
Glasses across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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