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lorgnette
[ lawrn-yet ]
noun
- a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
- a pair of opera glasses mounted on a handle.
lorgnette
/ lɔːˈnjɛt /
noun
- a pair of spectacles or opera glasses mounted on a handle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lorgnette1
1795–1805; < French, derivative of lorgner to eye furtively; -ette
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lorgnette1
C19: from French, from lorgner to squint, from Old French lorgne squinting
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Example Sentences
They were walking down a corridor, and Miss Thangue was peering through her lorgnette at the cards on the doors.
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One of the ladies advances, lorgnette in hand, and stares boldly at the prisoner.
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Mrs. Slade adjusted her lorgnette, looked at the card, and appeared to hesitate for a second.
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"What common looking people," said Mrs. Rhinelander, surveying the crowd aristocratically with her lorgnette.
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The moment she caught my eye she dropped her "lorgnette," and hurried away, in what was clear to see was an air of confusion.
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