单词 | lorgnette |
释义 | lorgnette (once / 15095 pages) n WORD FAMILY lorgnette: lorgnettes USAGE EXAMPLESThey suggest some of us still feel the local temperance union lurking around the corner, peering at our pleasures through disapproving lorgnettes. Washington Post(Jun 10, 2016) There was a Miss Mayblunt, no longer in her teens, who looked at the world through lorgnettes and with the keenest interest. Kate Chopin, The Awakening(1899) Peering through her silver lorgnette, the martini-packing woman with the big jewelry is woozy with disorientation. New York Times(Apr 17, 2012) n eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle Hyper eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
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