lorgnette
a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
a pair of opera glasses mounted on a handle.
Origin of lorgnette
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How to use lorgnette in a sentence
They were walking down a corridor, and Miss Thangue was peering through her lorgnette at the cards on the doors.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonOne of the ladies advances, lorgnette in hand, and stares boldly at the prisoner.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanMrs. Slade adjusted her lorgnette, looked at the card, and appeared to hesitate for a second.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman"What common looking people," said Mrs. Rhinelander, surveying the crowd aristocratically with her lorgnette.
A Parody Outline of History | Donald Ogden StewartThe moment she caught my eye she dropped her "lorgnette," and hurried away, in what was clear to see was an air of confusion.
Sir Jasper Carew | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for lorgnette
/ (lɔːˈnjɛt) /
a pair of spectacles or opera glasses mounted on a handle
Origin of lorgnette
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