Definitions for opera glasses

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

op′era glass`es(n.)

(or glass` )

  1. a small, low-power pair of binoculars without prisms.

    Category: Optics

Origin of opera glasses:

1730–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. binoculars, field glasses, opera glasses(noun)

    an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes

Wiktionary

  1. opera glasses(Noun)

    One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance


Translations for opera glasses

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

opera glasses(adjective)

binoculars for use in a theatre.

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