modesty glasses

English

Noun

modesty glasses pl (plural only)

1. (rare) Glasses with blurry lenses used by some Orthodox Jews to obscure their vision of immodestly dressed women.
   • 2013 July 25, Monica Osborne, “‘Frumpification’ of Orthodox Fashion”, in The Forward‎^[1]:

     Apparently modesty glasses haven’t yet made it to Los Angeles, and so women are taking long skirts, long-sleeved shirts, and high necklines to the next level of unfashionable.