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glass eye

[glas ahy, glahs ahy, glas ahy, glahs ahy] / ˈglæs ˈaɪ, ˈglɑs ˈaɪ, ˈglæs ˌaɪ, ˈglɑs ˌaɪ /
NOUN
artificial eye
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“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

By then, Yukov had a new glass eye, which looks incredibly real until he raps on it with his knuckles.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

She still needs another operation so that she can close the eyelid over her new glass eye.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023

She was legally blind and had a glass eye.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021

I see the two of us, a blue shape, a red shape, in the brief glass eye of the mirror as we descend.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood


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