four-eyes


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four-eyes

n
a disparaging term of address for a person wearing spectacles
ˈfour-ˌeyed adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

four′-eyes`



n., pl. -eyes.
Slang. a person who wears eyeglasses.
four′eyed`, adj.
[1870–75]
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Translations

four-eyes

[ˈfɔːraɪz] N → cuatrojos mf inv
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