half-glasses
[ haf-glas-iz, hahf-glah-siz ]
noun(used with a plural verb)
a pair of eyeglasses, often shaped like the lower half of regular eyeglasses, containing lenses to aid in reading and not suitable for distance vision.
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How to use half-glasses in a sentence
Note: From one to one and one-half glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5) | Eugene ChristianAt home during the evening drank two and one-half glasses of water.
The No Breakfast Plan and the Fasting-Cure | Edward Hooker DeweyThen he poured two half-glasses of the clear gin, swallowed his portion, and sat down.
The Best Short Stories of 1915 | VariousEight gallons of mushrooms require from one to one and a half glasses of salt.
By this time Mr. Neefit was alternately wiping the tears from his eyes, and taking half glasses of port wine.
Ralph the Heir | Anthony Trollope
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