horn-rimmed
having the frames or rims made of horn or tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either of these: horn-rimmed glasses.
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How to use horn-rimmed in a sentence
You can almost see his wheels turning through his gold, horn-rimmed glasses.
The heavy-set Somali man covered his face with a cloth, which was held in place by a pair of horn-rimmed spectacles.
“All of these characteristics are part of American style,” explained Bolton, a dapper Brit in horn-rimmed glasses.
Calvert was a pudgy older guy who wore thick horn-rimmed glasses and personified the lovable nebbish.
His skin was shrivelled like that of a preserved fig, and he wore big horn-rimmed spectacles.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
At ten minutes to eleven Mr. Gordon drove up with a small, sandy-haired man who wore large horn-rimmed spectacles.
Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil | Alice B. EmersonThe grey-haired woman looked up from her sewing, over her horn-rimmed glasses.
Greifenstein | F. Marion CrawfordShe does wear glasses—abominable yellow horn rimmed spectacles!
Man and Maid | Elinor GlynThe 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
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