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opera glass

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op·er·a glass  (pr-, pr)
n.
A pair of small, low-powered binoculars for use especially at a theatrical performance. Often used in the plural.


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Another was a well-dressed young man, who carried an opera glass set in gold, and seemed to be making a quotation from some of Byron's rhapsodies on mountain scenery.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
"Excuse me," he added, taking an opera glass out of her hand, and proceeding to scrutinize, over her bare shoulder, the row of boxes facing them.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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