pair of eyeglasses
Frames with lenses
A pair of eyeglasses is a set of corrective or protective lenses mounted in a frame that rests on the nose and ears.
Despite being a single object, eyeglasses are grammatically plural—like scissors or pants—so pair of specifies one unit: I need a new pair of eyeglasses.
The phrase is more common in American English; British speakers prefer pair of spectacles or simply glasses.
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- rimlessWithout an encircling edge
- bifocalLens with two focal lengths
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- safety gogglesEye shields for hazards
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