glass eye

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glas ahy, glahs ahy for 1; glas ahy, glahs ahy for 2]
- /glæs, glɑs ˈī/
- /ɡlɑːs aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas ahy, glahs ahy for 1; glas ahy, glahs ahy for 2]
- /glæs, glɑs ˈī/

Definitions of glass eye words

noun glass eye artificial eye. 1
noun glass eye any of various fish, birds, etc., having eyes with a glassy or milky appearance. 1
noun glass eye false eyeball 1
noun glass eye an artificial eye made of glass 0
noun glass eye An artificial eye, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing eye. 0

See all 5 definitions of glass eye

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Origin of glass eye

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Glass eye

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Glass eye

glass eye popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for glass eye

noun glass eye

artificial eye — a manufactured eye of glass, plastic, or other material, usually hemispherical or cup-shaped, worn cosmetically over a blind eye or in the socket of a lost eye and sometimes attached to muscles to provide movement.

Just one Synonym for glass eye