glass eye

noun

1

: an artificial eye made of glass

2

: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris

glass-eyed

ˈglas-ˌīd 

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Even a spoon, a toothbrush, and a glass eye have been found in some displays. —Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2011

Burt, sporting a glass eye, returns to New York, to the icy disdain of his wife, Beatrice (Andrea Riseborough), and to his career as a doctor, much of it spent relieving the pain of other ex-combatants. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022

His social climbing wife (Andrea Riseborough) seemingly detests him, and his glass eye keeps falling out. —cleveland, 5 Oct. 2022

This unusual new superyacht concept has a giant glass eye Introducing the extravagant 110-meter vessel, Zion. —Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 19 May 2022

As far as Hubble’s glass eye could see, there were galaxies. —Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021

Herold, who now has a glass eye and sometimes uses an eye patch, said that recovering from the injury has been brutal. —Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Dec. 2020

Those who peered closely through his designer glasses could see, beneath his glass eye, on his left cheek, his trademark tattoos. —Dallas News, 22 May 2020

The owl has glass eyes and a mouthpiece made from deer antler, and is perched on a driftwood stump that’s attached to a walnut base. —Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

glass eye

noun

1

: an artificial eye made of glass

2

: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris

glass-eyed

-ˈīd 

adjective