John Lennon glasses

Named after British musician John Lennon.

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John Lennon glasses pl (plural only)

1. A pair of eyeglasses (spectacles) with round lenses.

   Synonyms: John Lennon spectacles; Harry Potter glasses, Harry Potter spectacles, tea glasses, Windsor glasses

   • 1969 (7 Apr), Judith Viorst, "New York Visit, 1969", New York Magazine 2 (no.14): 43

     Everyone in New York / Had a position on Shanker, / A story about garbage, / An unconventional sex life, / John Lennon glasses, […]

   • 1998, Barbara Delinsky, A Woman's Place, page 335:

     " […] Or, I could go to Harvard Square, browse the coffee shops wearing my John Lennon glasses, and look for an intellectual who's smart enough to see the woman inside."

   • 2003, Greg Iles, Sleep No More, page 36:

     A bookish young man with John Lennon glasses looked up, smiled, and answered in a northern accent. "The tool is calibrated. Just waiting to hit total depth."