lorgnette Hear it!

lorgnette definition

lor·gnette (lôr nyet′)

noun

  1. eyeglasses attached to a handle
  2. opera glasses similarly mounted

Etymology: Fr < lorgner, to spy, peep, quiz < OFr lorgne, squinting

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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