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See also: cokebottle and coke-bottle
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
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In allusion to the thick glass traditional Coca-Cola bottles were made of.
Adjective
[edit]coke bottle (not comparable)
- (of glasses) Having thick lenses.
- 1989 March 1, Ben Tierney, “High-profile Dissident a Quandary for Beijing”, in Montreal Gazette:
- Short and shy, he seems timid as he looks out through coke-bottle glasses. But for the past several years, 52-year-old astrophysicist Fang Lizhi has been China's best-known dissident - a relentless critic of the ruling Communist party
- 2013 March 14, A [username], “What I’ve Learned About Wearing Glasses Every Day for 20 Years”, in Alpha Mom[1], comments:
- I just picked out new glasses this week! I’ve worn them since I was 5 and I hated them. They were big brown cokebottle things that threatened to break the bridge of my nose.
- Coke-bottle glasses
- (of glasses lenses) Thick
Etymology 2
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In allusion to the tapered shape of Coca-Cola bottles.
Adjective
[edit]coke bottle (not comparable)
- Having a type of styling characterized by wide ends and a narrow midsection.