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View synonyms for lorgnon
lorgnon
[ French lawr-nyawn ]
lorgnon
/ lɔrɲɔ̃ /
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lorgnon1
C19: from French, from lorgner; see lorgnette
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Example Sentences
Beau Brummel can be about left center, examining him through a lorgnon, or better, indicating him to a belle in a powdered wig.
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When the child once saw her uncle with a lorgnon around his neck she said, Cest le bon Dieu de mon oncle.
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"It looks as if some one had fallen in a fit," said Mrs. Stuart, looking through her lorgnon.
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Mrs. Ames clasped her stiff hands together and dropped the lorgnon on the floor.
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"I thought you looked pale," said Mrs. Ames, viewing him through the inevitable lorgnon.
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