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Discover LudwigThe phrase "opera glasses" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a type of binoculars designed for viewing performances in theaters, particularly operas.
Example: "She brought her opera glasses to the performance, eager to see the details of the costumes on stage."
Alternatives: "theater binoculars" or "performance glasses."
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opera glasses
noun
Plural of opera glass
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From Opera Delaware to opera seria (with a chat about opera glasses somewhere in between), the latest New Grove takes on works big and small.
8.23pm: The opera glasses again.
Frankly, you need opera glasses".
Willi put his opera glasses in his coat pocket.
One appears to be watching through opera glasses.
Several opera glasses were trained in her direction.
Here are excerpts: CLAUDIA LA ROCCO How nice not to need my opera glasses at all.
This simple refracting telescope is still used in modern opera glasses, which are low-powered binoculars.
If only he had Marcia's opera glasses, John thought, he could see their faces.
Tom was using a pair of opera glasses to see what they were eating.
Soldiers confiscated my opera glasses (brought to better see Mr Mohammed's face) as "prohibited ocular amplification".
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