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Spectacles vs Eyeglass - What's the difference?

spectacles | eyeglass |

As nouns the difference between spectacles and eyeglass

is that spectacles is plural of lang=en while eyeglass is a lens, especially one of a pair.

spectacles

English

(wikipedia spectacles)

Noun

(head)
  • (plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

    • Synonyms

    * eyeglasses (US), glasses, pair of eyeglasses (US), pair of glasses, pair of specs (colloquial), pair of spectacles, specs (colloquial)

    See also

    * bespectacled * bifocals * contact, contact lens * eyepiece * lens * monocle * pince-nez * shades * sunglasses * sunnies * varifocals * * ----

    eyeglass

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • a lens, especially one of a pair
  • a monocle
  • an eyepiece

    • Anagrams

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