: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris
glass-eyed
ˈglas-ˌīd
adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThis unusual new superyacht concept has a giant glass eye Introducing the extravagant 110-meter vessel, Zion. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 19 May 2022 As far as Hubble’s glass eye could see, there were galaxies.Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 Herold, who now has a glass eye and sometimes uses an eye patch, said that recovering from the injury has been brutal. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Dec. 2020 Those who peered closely through his designer glasses could see, beneath his glass eye, on his left cheek, his trademark tattoos.Dallas News, 22 May 2020 The owl has glass eyes and a mouthpiece made from deer antler, and is perched on a driftwood stump that’s attached to a walnut base. Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020 Safety who holds the Packers record for career interceptions with 52, including four against the Lions on Thanksgiving 1953, all while playing with a glass eye. George Welsh, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2019 Nor is Mattel’s 11-inch version the most huggable plush available, with its vinyl head and rather unnerving huge glass eyes. Scott Craven, azcentral, 3 Dec. 2019 His glass eye was knocked out once, during an exhibition game against the Cleveland Browns early in his career. Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
glass eye
noun
1
: an artificial eye made of glass
2
: an eye having a pale, whitish, or colorless iris