glass eye en · NOUN
Meanings
-
An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.
You can play a lot of tricks with a glass eye because you can take it out and pop it back in again any time you like. You can bet your life Mrs. Twit knew all the tricks.
1980, Roald Dahl, The Twits, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glass eyes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (12)
da glasøje (artificial eye) · hu üvegszem (artificial eye) · pt olho de vidro (artificial eye) · kum шиша гёз (artificial eye) · fi lasisilmä (artificial eye) · kk шыны көз (artificial eye) · pl szklane oko (artificial eye) · sv glasöga (artificial eye) · fr œil de verre (artificial eye) · de Kunstauge (artificial eye) · sv emaljöga (artificial eye) · de Glasauge (artificial eye)