glass eye

noun

1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
glass-eyed adjective

Examples of glass eye in a Sentence

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for glass eye 

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glass eye was in 1651

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“Glass eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20eye. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

glass eye

noun
1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
glass-eyed adjective
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