lorgnon

[ French lawr-nyawn ]

noun

, plural lor·gnons [law, r, -, nyawn].

1. an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.
2. opera glasses.

lorgnon

/ lɔrɲɔ̃ /

noun

1. a monocle or pair of spectacles
2. another word for lorgnette

Word History and Origins

Origin of lorgnon¹

1840–50; < French, equivalent to lorgn ( er ) ( lorgnette ) + -on noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of lorgnon¹

C19: from French, from lorgner; see lorgnette

Example Sentences

Beau Brummel can be about left center, examining him through a lorgnon, or better, indicating him to a belle in a powdered wig.

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When the child once saw her uncle with a lorgnon around his neck she said, Cest le bon Dieu de mon oncle.

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"It looks as if some one had fallen in a fit," said Mrs. Stuart, looking through her lorgnon.

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Mrs. Ames clasped her stiff hands together and dropped the lorgnon on the floor.

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"I thought you looked pale," said Mrs. Ames, viewing him through the inevitable lorgnon.

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