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Lorgnette   /lɔrnjˈɛt/   Listen
Lorgnette

noun
1.
Eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle.





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"Lorgnette" Quotes from Famous Books



... into the house, hung up her hat and jacket, and deposited her packages. By the time she reached the dining-room her aunt and cousin were already seated. Mrs. Evringham put up her lorgnette as she greeted the child. Eloise nodded a grave good-morning, and Mrs. Forbes began ...
— Jewel - A Chapter In Her Life • Clara Louise Burnham
... my semi-mythical niece," she said, putting up her lorgnette. "I'm glad at any rate to find that you're not, after all, a fabulous creature." She spoke in a high, rather thin voice that produced an effect of effort, as if she were playing on the top ...
— The Best British Short Stories of 1922 • Edward J. O'Brien and John Cournos, editors


Words linked to "Lorgnette" :   eyeglasses, glasses, spectacles, specs


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