Horn-rimmed glasses have plastic frames that look as though they are made of horn.
horn-rimmed in American English
(ˈhɔrnˈrɪmd)
adjective
having the frames or rims made of horn or tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either of these
horn-rimmed glasses
Word origin
[1890–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cholesterol, phoneme, plein-air, takedown, wireless