bril

Meaning

1. (masculine) a pair of glasses or goggles
2. (masculine, obsolete) a telescope
3. (masculine) anything of similar shape
4. (masculine) anything of similar shape
5. (masculine, obsolete) anything of similar shape

Concepts

spectacles

glasses

eyeglasses

👓

pair of glasses

pair of spectacles

seat

💺

pair of eyeglasses

pair of specs

goggles

🥽

glasses

blinders

chair

🪑

siege

specs

telescope

🔭

toilet seat

binary noun

binoculars

Synonyms

zetel

🪑

belegering

beschermende brillen

sterrenkijker

stoel

🪑

telescoop

🔭

veiligheidsbril

wc-bril

beleg

toiletbril

Pronounced as (IPA)

/brɪl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beril (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), from Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya, “a cat's eye gem; a jewel”)), from Dravidian. Probably named after the city Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India. The first glasses, manufactured in Italy around 1300, were made of beryl. The meaning “toilet seat” is newer and derived from the similarity in shape to a single eyeglass. The word thus forms a doublet of beril (“beryl”).

Sentences

De afdruk van haar bril stond in haar neus .

The print of her glasses was in her nose.