horn-rimmed

American  

[hawrn-rimd] / ˈhɔrnˈrɪmd /

adjective

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of horn-rimmed

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Next to him was a man wearing pink shorts and horn-rimmed glasses.

From Salon

And her horn-rimmed glasses managed to look hip, bookish, and nerdy all at once.

From Literature

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

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

He looks so serious behind his round horn-rimmed glasses.

From Literature