lorgnon
noun
an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.
lorgnons
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pluralof lorgnon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
I saw more than one matron of the North Side set stiffen in her seat, while Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie turned upon her the chilling broadside of their lorgnons.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
Suddenly there was a stir, followed by a hush in the conversation, and monocles and lorgnons went up.
From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page
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
