eyeglass

eyeglass
    n 1: lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in
         place by facial muscles [syn: {monocle}, {eyeglass}]
    

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}.
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Eyeglass \Eye"glass`\, n.
   1. A lens of glass worn in front of the eye to assist vision;
      -- usually used in the plural, referring to a pair of
      lenses fixed together in a frame, and worn resting on the
      bridge of the nose, to improve the vision. A single
      eyeglass in a frame is called a {monocle}.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
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   3. The retina. [Poetic]
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   4. A glass eyecup. See {Eyecup}.
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57 Moby Thesaurus words for "eyeglass":
      Polaroid glasses, achromatic lens, astigmatic lens, bifocals,
      blinkers, burning glass, camera, cheaters, coated lens,
      colored glasses, concave lens, concavo-convex lens, condenser,
      contact lens, convex lens, dark glasses, divided spectacles,
      eyeglasses, eyepiece, glass, glasses, goggles, granny glasses,
      hand lens, harlequin glasses, horn-rimmed glasses, lens, lorgnette,
      lorgnon, magnifier, magnifying glass, meniscus, mini-specs,
      monocle, nippers, object glass, objective, objective prism, ocular,
      pair of glasses, peepers, prism, quizzing glass, reader, readers,
      reading glass, reading glasses, shades, specs, spectacles,
      sun-specs, sunglasses, telephoto lens, toric lens, trifocals,
      varifocal lens, zoom lens