Lorgnette [noun]
Definition of Lorgnette:
eyeglasses
Synonyms of Lorgnette:
Opposite/Antonyms of Lorgnette:
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Sentence/Example of Lorgnette:
They were walking down a corridor, and Miss Thangue was peering through her lorgnette at the cards on the doors.
One of the ladies advances, lorgnette in hand, and stares boldly at the prisoner.
Mrs. Slade adjusted her lorgnette, looked at the card, and appeared to hesitate for a second.
"What common looking people," said Mrs. Rhinelander, surveying the crowd aristocratically with her lorgnette.
The moment she caught my eye she dropped her "lorgnette," and hurried away, in what was clear to see was an air of confusion.
On the hall table lay a card, and pausing on her way upstairs she examined it through her jewelled lorgnette.
"She certainly is a fine woman," said Brimmer gravely, borrowing his companion's lorgnette.
Miss Stuart, with her lorgnette, was making a survey of the church.
"You see, dear," said Mrs Jehoram, putting down the lorgnette.
Mrs. Goodyear made a gesture of an imaginary lorgnette toward her high-bridged nose.