glass eye
noun
1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
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In the aftermath, Sheriff Baker reportedly bent over the gangster’s body, lifted the eyepatch and retrieved a keepsake: John Ashley’s glass eye.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Her big blue glass eyes seem to stare right at me, and her mouth has been sewn shut.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Her big blue glass eyes seem to stare right at me, and her mouth has been sewn shut.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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
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“Glass eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20eye. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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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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