frames

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the plastic or metal structure that holds together a pair of glasses:

I think I need glasses with bigger frames.

Square frames look good on round faces.

She was wearing a rather extraordinary pair of glasses with bright orange frames.

I'm hoping they can fix these frames.

I sat on my glasses and the frames broke.

I need new glasses, but can I keep these frames and just get new lenses?

the part of a pair of eyeglasses that holds the lenses (= parts that you see through) in position