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Eyeglasses

Scope note

Devices to compensate for defective vision or to protect the eyes from light, dust, and the like, consisting usually of two lenses set in a frame that includes a nosepiece for resting on the bridge of the nose and which may also have two sidepieces extending over or around the ears.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000236405

Term used for

eye glasses
glasses, eye

Created

13yrs ago

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