goggles


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
goggle/ˈɡɒɡl/
verb look with wide open eyes, typically in amazement or wonder.

■ (of the eyes) protrude or open wide.

adjective (of the eyes) protuberant or rolling. noun (goggles)
  • 1 close-fitting protective glasses with side shields.
  • 2 the staggers (a disease of sheep).
– derivatives
goggled adjective.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘look to one side, squint’): prob. from a base symbolic of oscillating movement.
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