horn-rimmed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of horn-rimmed
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Moshiri frequently wears designer suits and horn-rimmed glasses that rest below a swept-back wave of gray hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Smith got off from work and soon found himself outfitted in a tweed sport coat and horn-rimmed glasses, and shorn by De Niro’s barber, as crew members swiftly tried to re-create a 1950s aesthetic.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Originally voiced by Jerry Nelson, she sometimes wears a horn-rimmed lorgnette, fans herself with plastic and sings torchy, bluesy songs.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2022
Dark hair in frothy waves flops over his horn-rimmed glasses.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Mrs. Weasley opened the door to reveal her husband, a thin, balding, red-haired wizard wearing horn-rimmed spectacles and a long and dusty traveling cloak.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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