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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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A scene in which Bill taps his glass eye with a knife was not some special effect.

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

Another described it as an "absolute belter", adding: "It would bring a tear to a glass eye".

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

His father had worn a glass eye since a terrible accident when he was 10, and his mother, Beatrice, had worked at Harper’s Bazaar magazine alongside Diana Vreeland and an upstart Andy Warhol.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

“The old man’s glass eye kept getting ashy,” remembered Bruce.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone



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