lorgnette
Americannoun
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a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
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a pair of opera glasses mounted on a handle.
noun
Etymology
Origin of lorgnette
1795–1805; < French, derivative of lorgner to eye furtively; -ette
Example Sentences
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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
Here is Smith, sans magic wand, sans the pearls and lorgnette, facing the camera as an unadorned suburban housewife telling her story of hope and desperation with only her voice and facial expressions.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2015
He won a national student design competition two years running, once for a white desk phone that had a handset with a long handle, like a lorgnette.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 16, 2015
Like the lorgnette, spyglass, and, a direct ancestor, the quizzing glass, the monocle basically originated as a faddish accessory of those with the cash and the inclination to purchase such things.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2012
Mrs. Van Hopper put down her fork, and reached for her lorgnette.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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