Hypertext Webster Gateway: "eyeglass"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eyecup \Eye"cup`\, n.
A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to
fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of
liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also {eyeglass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eyeglass \Eye"glass`\, n.
1. A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used
singly or in pairs.
2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
3. The retina. [Poetic]
4. A glass eyecup. See {Eyecup}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
eyeglass
n : lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in
place by facial muscles [syn: {monocle}]
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