glasses case
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- noun
- /ˈɡlæsɪz keɪs/
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estuche para gafas
- This is my old glasses case which I was obsessed with felling with all the movie tickets that I got to go to.
So inside the glasses case, we actually have our charging cable, which is USB C, and then inside the box we also have some glasses cover.
- So inside the glasses case, we actually have our charging cable, which is USB C, and then inside the box we also have some glasses cover.
Examples
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After cleaning his glasses, he put them back into the glasses case to avoid scratches.
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Usually, I have my phone in a separate pocket, but I had my glasses case and a couple of other things in that outer pocket.
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So inside the glasses case, we actually have our charging cable, which is USB C, and then inside the box we also have some glasses cover.
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Miniature binoculars hidden in a glasses case.
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"You need something," said the Ustez, fiddling in his shirt pocket with what I had thought was a glasses case.
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We sewed tiny polar fleece robes for the dolls, and I even made a custom glasses case for Molly's tiny glasses.
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The stuff must have spilled over the inside of her purse, soaking into her notebook and glasses case, the bills in her wallet, and the makeup inside the small blue zippered pouch.
Fiction book (1998) -
He carefully placed his eyeglasses in the glasses case to protect them.
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She opened her glasses case to take out her reading spectacles.
Synonyms
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A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
A hard, protective box for carrying delicate items like cameras
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Morphology
The meaning 'a container for eyeglasses' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'glasses' (eyewear) with 'case' (a protective box). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and transparent across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Glasses case comes from the simple image of a small case for glasses: picture putting your fragile glasses into a little box with soft cloth so they do not get scratched. That's why glasses case means a small container to 'store' and 'protect' your glasses.