glass eye

noun

1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
glass-eyed 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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of glass eye was in 1651

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Cite this Entry

“Glass eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20eye. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

Medical Definition

glass eye

noun
1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
glass-eyed adjective
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