sunglass
English
Etymology
sun + glass, as a back-formation when referring to sunglasses.
Noun
sunglass (plural sunglasses)
- singular of sunglasses; used chiefly in compounds
- a sunglass holder
- 2009, January 8, “Mike Albo”, in Of-the-Moment, Yet So Five Months Ago:
- They trekked through Europe, discovering designers like Melinda Gloss and the Italian sunglass manufacturer LGR, with whom they secured exclusive United States representation.
Noun
sunglass (plural sunglasses)
- (archaic) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.
- Lighting a cigar with a sunglass — Hawthorne.