opera glass

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Noun

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opera glass (plural opera glasses)

  1. 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

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  • Often used in plural form to indicate a single pair of binoculars.

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