as in glasses
a single round lens for one eye that helps people see and that is held in place by the muscles around the eye
His outfit for the party, consisting of a cape, tophat, and monocle, was sure to attract attention.
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Noun
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While most missing items are typical things that people travel with like cellphones, backpacks and glasses, Diaz said there have been a number of unique items turned in, including a prosthetic leg, musical instruments, 55-inch-screen TVs and large generators.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Now Meta wants to take the privacy intrusion a step further, said Dave Lee in Bloomberg, by introducing facial recognition to its smart glasses.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Mar. 2026
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With his leading-man looks nerded down with spectacles, science T-shirts and a planet Earth hacky sack, Gosling portrays Grace as a teacher way out of his element amid hardcore NASA types.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ravi stands some feet away, in a space all to himself, looking serious in his spectacles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Monocles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocles. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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