lorgnette

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Pronunciation

/ˈlɔː.njɛt/ (UK)

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/ˈlɔː.njɛt/ (UK) · /ˈlɔɹ.njɛt/

Definition of lorgnette

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

An opera glass with a handle.

“In the valley, near the Acropolis, […] Athens itself could be vaguely made out with an ordinary lorgnette.”

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noun

An opera glass with a handle.

“In the valley, near the Acropolis, […] Athens itself could be vaguely made out with an ordinary lorgnette.”
Elaborate double eyeglasses.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Borrowed from French lorgnette, from lorgner (“to take a sidelong look at”) (from Middle French lorgne (“crosseyed”)).

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