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jam-jar glasses

jam-jar glasses noun: a pair of spectacles with round, thick lenses.

Noun

jam-jar glasses pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) A pair of spectacles with round, thick lenses.
    • ‘Oh bad, real bad. Thought I wasn’t gonna get out alive. Everybody was pushing and shoving, everyone was screaming.’ He turned to Robbie, ‘Yer remember that lad we used to go to school with, wore them git jam-jar glasses, tiny kid.’2007, Sheila Quigley, chapter 17, in Every Breath You Take, Century, page 151
    • ‘You haven’t changed a day.’ Tim smiles at her as the waiter delivers the wine list.
      ‘Except I got rid of the jam-jar glasses.’
      ‘I liked the jam-jar glasses. They made you look cute.’2010, Claudia Carroll, chapter 18, in If this is paradise, I want my old life back, Transworld Ireland, page 362
    Synonyms:
    jam-jar specs

Synonyms of jam-jar glasses

  • jam-jar specs

Forms of jam-jar glasses

alternative formjam jar glasses

Questions about jam-jar glasses

What does jam-jar glasses mean?
Jam-jar glasses means a pair of spectacles with round, thick lenses.
What part of speech is jam-jar glasses?
Jam-jar glasses is a noun.

Words near jam-jar glasses in the dictionary

  1. jam tarts
  2. jam today
  3. jam tomorrow
  4. jam up
  5. jam-jar
  6. jam-jar glasses
  7. jam-jars
  8. jam-pack
  9. jam-packed
  10. jam-packing
  11. jam-packs

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