Haftschale

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German

Etymology

haften (to adhere, to stick) +‎ Schale (husk, peel, shell; scallop).

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  • Hyphenation: Haft‧scha‧le
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Noun

Haftschale f (genitive Haftschale, plural Haftschalen)

  1. (rare) contact lens
    Synonyms: Kontaktlinse, (rare) Kontaktglas, (rare) Kontaktschale, (rare) Haftglas, (rare) Haftlinse
    • 1957 February 13, “Die Primadonna”, in DER SPIEGEL, number 7, →ISSN, page 43:
      Außerdem ist sie sehr kurzsichtig; heute behilft sich die Primadonna mit sogenannten Haftschalen, unsichtbaren Augengläsern, die unter die Augenlider geschoben werden.
      She is also very short-sighted; today the prima donna helps herself with so-called contact lenses, invisible eye glasses that are pushed under the eyelids.

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