Types of Glasses
- Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are vision eyewear consisting of lenses mounted in a frame in front of a person’s eyes.
- Blue light blocking glasses have specially crafted lenses to block or filter out blue light from digital screens.
- Pince-nez glasses lack earpieces and are supported by pinching the bridge of the nose.
- Groucho glasses are a humorous novelty disguise resembling those worn by Groucho Marx.
- Clear eyeglasses have colorless frames.
Etymology and History
- Why do Cockneys say "bins" for glasses? It rhymes with "reading glasses."
- Thick glasses referred to as "Coke bottles" due to their resemblance to Coca-Cola’s thick bottle glass.
- The term "giglamps" for glasses originated from the lamps used when travelling at night, known for their thick glass.
Features of Glasses
- Sunglasses have tinted or polarized lenses to protect against bright light and UV rays.
- Photochromic lenses darken in sunlight.
- Glasses come in various sizes, with common glasses holding 12 ounces.
Eyeglasses Terminology
- Glasses are also called eyeglasses or spectacles, consisting of lenses in a frame in front of the eyes.
- Pince-nez glasses lack earpieces and rest on the nose.
- Groucho glasses are a humorous disguise resembling those worn by Groucho Marx.