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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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In the worst cases, trading standards investigators said one driver was given a "full pass" despite being "profoundly deaf" while another was "recorded as having perfect vision" despite having a glass eye.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

“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

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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