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View synonyms for glasses

glasses

/ ˈɡlɑːsɪz /

plural noun

  1. a pair of lenses for correcting faulty vision, in a frame that rests on the bridge of the nose and hooks behind the ears Also calledspectacleseyeglasses
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With his Buddy Holly glasses, scruffy boho beard, floppy hair and turtleneck sweater, Adams — who is called the Big Lad — is lazily charismatic, with the precociously paternal air of a cool, or seemingly cool, assistant professor — he calls Dolours, who in real life was only two years younger, “child.”

He often wore wire-rimmed glasses, and his jaw jutted forward, as if clenched.

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The Tuesday presentation also included ear buds — which typically connect to smartphones — and “smart glasses” as banned items.

There’d be times when I’d have like, four glasses of wine before I even went on stage.

"When he first walked in he was all wrapped up, virtually disguised with glasses, hat, mask," she said.

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