Franklin spectacles
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Frank·lin spec·ta·cles
(frank'lin),an early form of bifocal spectacles in which the lower half of the lens is for near vision, the upper half for distant vision.
Synonym(s): divided spectacles
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Franklin,
Benjamin, U.S. physicist and statesman, 1706-1790.Franklin spectacles - an early form of bifocal spectacles in which the lower half of the lens is for near vision, the upper half for distant vision. Synonym(s): divided spectacles
franklinic - denoting static or frictional electricity.
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