lorgnon
Americannoun
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a monocle or pair of spectacles
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another word for lorgnette
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lorgnon
1840–50; < French, equivalent to lorgn ( er ) ( see lorgnette) + -on noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Valencia Valletort's luminous eyes had gleamed that night under their lashes, and pierced through the lenses of his lorgnon.
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
Happening to encounter Mrs. Carmichael in the shops one day, that lady invited her to drive home in her carriage, where she proceeded to catechise her with tongue and lorgnon.
From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
Great was his joy at finding "a purely Indian legislative body" and assisting at their deliberations, his lorgnon glued now to one chief and now to another.
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
"It looks as if some one had fallen in a fit," said Mrs. Stuart, looking through her lorgnon.
From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur
"Well, you're a pretty girl," said Madame Beattie, dropping her lorgnon.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
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