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
Dark hair in frothy waves flops over his horn-rimmed glasses.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Simpson, grieving the loss of her mentor, needed allies, and Budinger, with horn-rimmed glasses and, eventually, a county park ranger uniform, had arrived: an underdog championing an underdog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
His teacher, Mr. Lawson, is a slight, wiry, shamelessly preppy man with a surprisingly deep voice, reddish blond hair, smallish but penetrating green eyes, horn-rimmed glasses.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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