Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A shield, with narrow slits, designed to protect the eyes from the glare of snow.
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Examples
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At this season of the year snow-blindness is very common, but notwithstanding this snow-spectacles of the kind which the Eskimo and even the Samoyeds use are unknown here.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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On the 22nd February accordingly snow-spectacles were distributed to all the men, an indispensable precaution, as I have before stated, in Arctic journeys.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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"Though your face is sunburnt and black, and your eyes are sore" (they were not, as a matter of fact, but I wore snow-spectacles), "your features tell me that you are of good family.
An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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"Though your face is sunburnt and black, and your eyes are sore (they were not, as a matter of fact, but I wore snow-spectacles), your features tell me that you are of a good family, therefore, you must be a high officer in your country.
In the Forbidden Land Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894
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