| 单词 | race-glass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrace-glass race-glass n. (now usually in plural) a field glass or (plural) a pair of binoculars for use at a race. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instrument for distant vision > [noun] > binoculars or field-glasses prospective glass1616 spectacle telescope1728 field glass1782 race-glass1843 racing glass1854 bird glasses1900 prism binocular1901 prismatic binoculars1905 1843 Times 26 May 8/1 (advt.) There is perhaps no article that has risen so rapidly in public estimation as the New Race Glass, made by Messrs. Thomas Harris and Son. 1894 G. Moore Esther Waters xxxi. 256 Betting men had crowded the platform; they all wore grey overcoats with race-glasses slung over their shoulders. 1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xix. 204 From the coach descended a number of the boys one of whom was carrying a pair of race-glasses. 2000 D. Francis Shattered (2001) 162 Binoculars. Race glasses. < as lemmas |
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