lorgnons
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pluralof lorgnon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
lorgnonnounan eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.
Example Sentences
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Some of the women stared at the people going by with lorgnons.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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This lorgnon was a new device of hers, and it was already having the happy effect of increasing the sale of long-handled lorgnons throughout the Five Towns.
From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
Both Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie wielded their lorgnons upon the later comers, thus giving their table quite an air.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
They both put up their lorgnons and gave her a swift glance.
From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page
The Society ladies turned eagerly in their seats to take in through their lorgnons every detail of the interruption.
From The Hampstead Mystery by John R. (John Reay) Watson