horn-rimmed

[ hawrn-rimd ]

adjective
  1. having the frames or rims made of horn or tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either of these: horn-rimmed glasses.

Origin of horn-rimmed

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby horn-rimmed

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How to use horn-rimmed in a sentence

  • At ten minutes to eleven Mr. Gordon drove up with a small, sandy-haired man who wore large horn-rimmed spectacles.

  • The grey-haired woman looked up from her sewing, over her horn-rimmed glasses.

    Greifenstein | F. Marion Crawford
  • She does wear glasses—abominable yellow horn rimmed spectacles!

    Man and Maid | Elinor Glyn
  • The doctor is a young man, with brown hair and a mustache, horn-rimmed glasses, a blue tie and a tan-leather bag.

    Dearest | Henry Beam Piper