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Tiny crutches for the lens, so you stop squinting at the world like it owes you an apology.
means A pair of corrective lenses in a frame worn on the face to help you see clearly.
from From 'eye' plus 'glasses,' glass having been used for optical lenses since at least the 13th century, when craftsmen in Italy began grinding glass discs into wearable reading aids. 'Glasses' alone came to mean lenses because the lenses themselves were made of glass; 'eye' was added to specify exactly what they were for, distinguishing them from drinking glasses or looking glasses.
- origin
- 13th century Italy, monks squinting at manuscripts
- first users
- literate elites, hence smart people stereotype
- bifocals
- invented by Ben Franklin, tired of two pairs
- market size
- glasses industry worth over 150 billion dollars