opera glass
opera glass noun: a pair of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance.
Noun
opera glass (plural opera glasses)
- A pair of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance.
- Talbot," I said, " you have an opera glass. Let me have it." "An opera glass ! — no ! — what do you suppose I would be doing with an opera glass ?1844, Edgar Allan Poe, The Spectacles
- To the north and east of Shaula and Lesuth, the twin stars in the uplifted sting, are two beautiful star clusters, about four degrees apart, known as 6 M. and 7 M. which can be very well seen with an opera glass.1914, John Robert Kippax, The Call of the Stars, page 93
Forms of opera glass
| plural | opera glasses |
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Questions about opera glass
- What does opera glass mean?
- Opera glass means a pair of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance.
- What part of speech is opera glass?
- Opera glass is a noun.
- What is the plural of opera glass?
- The plural of opera glass is opera glasses.
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