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opera glasses
[ op-er-uh glas-iz, glah-siz, op-ruh ]
plural noun
- a small, low-power pair of binoculars for use at plays, concerts, and the like.
opera glasses
plural noun
- small low-powered binoculars used by audiences in theatres and opera houses
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of opera glasses1
First recorded in 1730–40
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The acoustics are best up there, and I bought a pair of opera glasses just to see her.
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People do like screens and close-ups, which make opera glasses obsolete.
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You don’t need opera glasses to see that Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter†takes on more than just country music.
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Margarita Bunova had just got hold of opera glasses for the show when she heard what she thought were firecrackers, which then turned into rapid bursts that she and her husband identified as gunfire.
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In cities, people flocked to parks with binoculars — or opera glasses.
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