opera glass
English
Noun
opera glass (plural opera glasses)
- A pair of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance.
- 1844, Edgar Allen Poe, "The Spectacles"
- Talbot," I said, " you have an opera glass. Let me have it." "An opera glass ! — no ! — what do you suppose I would be doing with an opera glass ?
- 1844, Edgar Allen Poe, "The Spectacles"
Usage notes
- Often used in plural form to indicate a single pair of binoculars.
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