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• spectacles — [n] eyeglasses bifocals, blinkers*, contact lenses, contacts, glasses, goggles, lorgnette, monocle, pair of glasses, pince nez, reading glasses, shades*, specs*, sunglasses, trifocals; concept 446 …   New thesaurus

• spectacles — noun (formal, esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ gold rimmed, horn rimmed, rimless, steel rimmed, wire framed, wire rimmed ▪ thick …   Collocations dictionary

• Reading stone — A reading stone was an approximately hemispherical transparent object placed on top of text to magnify the letters so that people with presbyopia could read the text more easily. Reading stones were among the earliest common uses of… …   Wikipedia

• spectacles — Synonyms and related words: Polaroid glasses, bifocals, blinkers, cheaters, colored glasses, contact lens, dark glasses, divided spectacles, eyeglass, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, granny glasses, harlequin glasses, horn rimmed glasses, lorgnette …   Moby Thesaurus

• spectacles — Lenses set in a frame that holds them in front of the eyes, used to correct errors of refraction or to protect the eyes. The parts of the s. are the lenses; the bridge between the lenses, resting on the nose; the rims or frames, encircling the… …   Medical dictionary

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• Progressive lens — View through a progressive lens at some distance. In nor­mal use, a much smaller section of the glass is used, so that the dis­tortion is much smaller. Progressive spectacle lenses, also called progressive addition lenses (PAL), progressive power …   Wikipedia

• Glasses — Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes, normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays.Modern glasses are typically supported by pads on the bridge of the …   Wikipedia

• Optician — An optician uses a lensometer to check eye glasses. An optician is a person who is trained to fill prescriptions for eye correction in the field of medicine …   Wikipedia

• theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …   Universalium

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