覗のぞき眼鏡めがね

noun

peep show; viewing device with lens

Historical device: a box or stand with a lens for viewing enlarged pictures, often used in Edo-period entertainment. Compare のぞきからくり.

See also: 覗き機関 (のぞきからくり)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、覗のぞき眼鏡めがねは縁えん日にちの人にん気きの見み世せ物ものだった。

  In the Edo period, the peep show was a popular attraction at festivals.

noun

water glass; hydroscope; underwater viewer

A box or tube with a glass bottom for viewing underwater, used for observing fish, seabed, etc. Compare 箱眼鏡.

See also: 箱眼鏡 (はこめがね)

• 漁りょう師しは覗のぞき眼鏡めがねで海かい中ちゅうの魚ぎょ群ぐんを探さがした。

  The fisherman searched for schools of fish underwater using a water glass.