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Recent Examples of lorgnette
As a rule, monocles were a male accessory: If in need of an aid to vision, a woman would use spectacles or a lorgnette, a pair of glasses on a handle.
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Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019
Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lorgnette
Noun
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To complete the looks, a black bowler hat with a clock face monocle attached.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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Singer and actor Janelle Monáe’s Thom Browne fit included a contrasting color suit, hat, monocle and cape adorned with the outline of a totally different suit splashed across it.—
Dave Schilling,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The glasses are expected to sell for $30,000 to $60,000.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The white beard, the twinkling eyes behind round spectacles, the mustache curled with wax at its ends are all real, all his.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The skull of a brown bear discovered in 2016 at the Viminacium amphitheatre in Serbia and recently analyzed provides the first physical evidence of the species’ involvement in Roman spectacles, as well as insights into its life in captivity, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inside, a huge man with a knee-length beard and red hat greeted my daughters, his eyes sparkling behind a pair of pince-nez.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2023
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“Lorgnette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lorgnette. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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