eyeglass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
    monocle.

WordNet


Eye"glass` noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913