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) a lunette, small fortification element

Concepts

spectacles

glasses

eyeglasses

seat

pair of eyeglasses

pair of glasses

pair of specs

pair of spectacles

goggles

chair

siege

specs

toilet seat

binary noun

binoculars

blinders

telescope

Gender

♂️ Masculine

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.