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English
Noun
opera glass (plural opera glasses)
- A pair of small low-powered binoculars for use at a theatrical performance.
1844, Edgar Allan 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 ?
1914, John Robert Kippax, The Call of the Stars, page 93:To the north and east of Shaula and Lesuth, the twin stars in the uplifted sting, are two beautiful star clusters, about four degrees apart, known as 6 M. and 7 M. which can be very well seen with an opera glass.
Usage notes
- Often used in plural form to indicate a single pair of binoculars.
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