glasses plural: a device used to correct defects of vision or to protect the eyes that consists typically of a pair of glass or plastic lenses and the frame by which they are held in place
Noun The waiter filled our glasses with water. She drank two glasses of water. She was wearing dark glasses with thick black frames.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
As the quality of manufacturing in China improves, Apple has begun to buy more and more components like glass displays from Chinese companies rather than from overseas. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Other work is cleverly displayed in glass cases positioned at eye-catching angles. Diane Daniel, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to the late U.S. Supreme Court justice will benefit a children's charity. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Soon, guests will be able to peer through a window into Cherry Block's glass cooler, where a bounty of ground meats, tomahawks, filets and sausage will be available to purchase. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 8 Sep. 2022 For porch lights and awning: Hot-glue mini glass balls into acorn caps to create lights; attach to pumpkin with hot-glue. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022 Since its inception in 1994, New York’s Armory Show has established itself as a can’t-miss event on the city’s cultural calendar, reaching far beyond the Javits Center’s iconic glass walls to share the latest in global art. Christina Pérez, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2022 The glass-half-full contingent among the Apple watchers out there will no doubt read into that 90 million figure that, if nothing else, a big chunk of Apple’s customer base is more than ready to splurge for an upgrade to the iPhone 14. Andy Meek, BGR, 7 Sep. 2022 Available in the shape of a cloud, frog or mushroom, this glass watering bulb will keep your recipient's plants perfectly hydrated (and look really cute while doing it!). Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
As businesses switch from plastic containers to glass to meet their sustainable packaging goals, competition for bottles is intensifying. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 In 1825, the Boston Sandwich Glass Company relocated to Cape Cod because the sand lends itself nicely to glass blowing. Lea Lane, Forbes, 6 July 2022 One of his first acts as Colorado athletic director in 2005 was to change the large wooden doors of his office to glass to encourage visitors.Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 It can be made in a variety of materials, from masonry and plastic to glass ad metal. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Sep. 2021 The northern Italian city of Venice is a world leader in artisan crafts, from mask making to glass blowing. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 Peach & Lily Your roadmap to glass skin begins (and ends) here. Talia Abbas, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2021 All of the homes on the tour have a great room with an island to gather around and glass doors that slide away to an outdoor oasis.oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021 The plan was simple: Walk out to points of long ridges and glass open areas below. Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 23 Dec. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old English geolu yellow — more at yellow
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1