dark glassesn.

Brit.

/ˌdɑːk ˈɡlɑːsᵻz/,

/ˌdɑːk ˈɡlasᵻz/, U.S.

/ˌdɑrk ˈɡlæsəz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., glass n.¹

Etymology: < dark adj. + the plural of glass n.¹

1. Filters made of tinted glass, fitted to telescopes and other optical instruments to reduce the intensity of the sun's rays. Also in singular; = sunglass n. 2. Now historical.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > apparatus > [noun]

spectacle-case1597

steel glass1662

dark glasses1733

bruiser1738

hone pavement1738

Ramsden's ghost1807

sunshade1829

optical bank1874

phacometer1876

optical bench1880

flat1897

lens paper1925

light pipe1939

lens tissue1941

optical fibre1960

1733 J. Hadley in Philos. Trans. 1731–2 (Royal Soc.) 37 155 Their reflected Images must be still farther weakened by the Interposition of one or more of the dark Glasses.

1863 W. Chauvenet Man. Spherical & Pract. Astron. II. iv. 102 In observations of the sun with the artificial horizon, the eye is protected by a single dark glass over the eye piece of the telescope.

1951 Sky & Telescope May 178/1 I have had two dark glasses crack in my own telescopes.

2008 J. Ratcliff Transit of Venus Enterprise Victorian Brit. (2016) iv. 80 Different telescopes, eyepieces, micrometers and dark glasses were tested out.

2. Glasses with tinted lenses to protect the eyes from sunlight or glare; sunglasses.Also commonly worn as a fashion accessory or to conceal the eyes or one's identity.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for protecting the sight > [noun] > spectacles or eyeglasses > to protect the eyes from light

smoke-glass1770

sunglasses1817

dark glasses1861

sunspecs1907

Polaroids1940

aviator1951

sunnies1954

shade1958

sunshades1963

1861 Press (Philadelphia) 12 Sept. He [sc. William H. Winder] is a small man, wearing dark glasses and a military cap.

1927 E. Hemingway Men without Women (1928) 187 We were both tired of the sun... You could not sit outside the hut without dark glasses.

2010 New Yorker 26 Apr. 37/3 At nine-twenty, a black Escalade appeared in the alley, and Madonna got out, wearing dark glasses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	dark glasses
释义	dark glassesn. Brit. /ˌdɑːk ˈɡlɑːsᵻz/, /ˌdɑːk ˈɡlasᵻz/, U.S. /ˌdɑrk ˈɡlæsəz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dark adj., glass n.¹ Etymology: < dark adj. + the plural of glass n.¹ 1. Filters made of tinted glass, fitted to telescopes and other optical instruments to reduce the intensity of the sun's rays. Also in singular; = sunglass n. 2. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > apparatus > [noun] spectacle-case1597 steel glass1662 dark glasses1733 bruiser1738 hone pavement1738 Ramsden's ghost1807 sunshade1829 optical bank1874 phacometer1876 optical bench1880 flat1897 lens paper1925 light pipe1939 lens tissue1941 optical fibre1960 1733 J. Hadley in Philos. Trans. 1731–2 (Royal Soc.) 37 155 Their reflected Images must be still farther weakened by the Interposition of one or more of the dark Glasses. 1863 W. Chauvenet Man. Spherical & Pract. Astron. II. iv. 102 In observations of the sun with the artificial horizon, the eye is protected by a single dark glass over the eye piece of the telescope. 1951 Sky & Telescope May 178/1 I have had two dark glasses crack in my own telescopes. 2008 J. Ratcliff Transit of Venus Enterprise Victorian Brit. (2016) iv. 80 Different telescopes, eyepieces, micrometers and dark glasses were tested out. 2. Glasses with tinted lenses to protect the eyes from sunlight or glare; sunglasses.Also commonly worn as a fashion accessory or to conceal the eyes or one's identity. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for protecting the sight > [noun] > spectacles or eyeglasses > to protect the eyes from light smoke-glass1770 sunglasses1817 dark glasses1861 sunspecs1907 Polaroids1940 aviator1951 sunnies1954 shade1958 sunshades1963 1861 Press (Philadelphia) 12 Sept. He [sc. William H. Winder] is a small man, wearing dark glasses and a military cap. 1927 E. Hemingway Men without Women (1928) 187 We were both tired of the sun... You could not sit outside the hut without dark glasses. 2010 New Yorker 26 Apr. 37/3 At nine-twenty, a black Escalade appeared in the alley, and Madonna got out, wearing dark glasses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1733
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