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
Next to him was a man wearing pink shorts and horn-rimmed glasses.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2025
Plumlee — who has long, honey-colored hair, wears horn-rimmed glasses and skinny jeans and adores Taylor Swift — bought her own groceries.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Boyish-looking Dean, 34, with his horn-rimmed glasses and button-down shirt, appealed to women of all ages.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
After a prolonged parade of pickle people, the dummies took on the guise of Andrew’s most famous ancestor, a guy in horn-rimmed glasses and a tweed sports coat named Peter Paul Peckleman.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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