glass eye

[ glas ahy, glahs ahy glas ahy, glahs ahy ]

noun

1. artificial eye.
2. any of various fish, birds, etc., having eyes with a glassy or milky appearance.

glass eye

noun

1. an artificial eye made of glass

Word History and Origins

Origin of glass eye¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Fitted with a glass eye to replace the one destroyed in the accident, Davis was irrepressibly energetic.

From Washington Post

Williams was a small, lean, wiry man, with a black pointed beard and a glass eye which fixed you oddly with its black pupil.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, if she had been alone, how she would have flown at Glass-Eye, to work off her superabundant joy!

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She ate a few mouthfuls, washed down with a glass of milk; and then, suddenly, made a rush for Glass-Eye!

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This man was short like a dwarf, and was evidently a Mexican, and the proud possessor of one glass eye.

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His complexion was florid, his hair was red, and he wore a glass eye, but he was a convincing speaker.

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