reading glasses

plural noun

: eyeglasses used for reading or close work
… each button on the phone has one large number and three tiny letters squeezed about it so you have to squint real hard, especially if you don't have your reading glasses on. Dennis Baron

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One removes one’s reading glasses from one’s pocket and puts them on. Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025 Use the five compartments to hold everything from sunglasses and reading glasses to necklaces and rings, then roll up the case and bring it in your bag. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reading glasses was in 1853

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“Reading glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reading%20glasses. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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