Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sunglasses"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sunglass \Sun"glass`\, n.; pl. {Sunglasses}.
A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the
sun's rays into a focus. ``Lighting a cigar with a
sunglass.'' --Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sunglasses
n : spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the
eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of
mirrored shades" [syn: {dark glasses}, {shades}]
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