sunglass
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sun + glass, as a back-formation when referring to sunglasses.
Noun[edit]
sunglass
- attributive form of sunglasses; used chiefly in phrases
- a sunglass holder
- 2009 January 8, Mike Albo, “Of-the-Moment, Yet So Five Months Ago”, in New York Times[1]:
- They trekked through Europe, discovering designers like Melinda Gloss and the Italian sunglass manufacturer LGR, with whom they secured exclusive United States representation.
Noun[edit]
sunglass (plural sunglasses)
- (archaic) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.
- 1837 March 6, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “(please specify the chapter or story)”, in Twice-Told Tales, Boston, Mass.: American Stationers Co.; John B. Russell, →OCLC:
- Lighting a cigar with a sunglass