lorgnette

lorgnette

lor·gnette

L0252900 (lôrn-yĕt′)n. A pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a short handle.

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[French, from lorgner, to peer at, from Old French, from lorgne, squinting, of Germanic origin.]

lorgnette

(lɔːˈnjɛt) n (Clothing & Fashion) a pair of spectacles or opera glasses mounted on a handle[C19: from French, from lorgner to squint, from Old French lorgne squinting]

lor•gnette

(lɔrnˈyɛt)

n. a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses mounted on a handle. [1795–1805; < French, derivative of lorgner to eye furtively, Middle French, derivative of lorgne squinting (of uncertain orig.); see -ette]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lorgnette - eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handleeyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles - optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

Translations

Lorgnetteлорнет