glass eye
noun
1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
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Then, in 1954, a near-fatal car crash left him with a glass eye and started him on a journey of spiritual inquiry.
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
There were just all these ideas with strong visuals: the bell, the wooden man, the character who gets killed and all that’s left is the glass eye.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 July 2024
Crafting and painting his own glass eyes sets Jeffers apart from the competition, Johnson said.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
When Daniel Kish takes his glass eyes out of their sockets, the two boys sitting near him have some questions.
—Michael Minahan, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
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Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
There were just all these ideas with strong visuals: the bell, the wooden man, the character who gets killed and all that’s left is the glass eye.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 July 2024
Crafting and painting his own glass eyes sets Jeffers apart from the competition, Johnson said.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
When Daniel Kish takes his glass eyes out of their sockets, the two boys sitting near him have some questions.
—Michael Minahan, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
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glass eye
noun1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
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