lorgnette

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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. Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lorgnette
Noun
  • The role of Eustace went, this time around, to Spike Lee, who traded in the classic monocle for a movie camera.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • To complete the looks, a black bowler hat with a clock face monocle attached.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • With the new glasses, people can do tasks like watch videos through the display or see and respond to text messages, Zuckerberg said.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • When Zuckerberg started talking, Boz's glasses began displaying subtitles.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Where 2024 saw prolonged stretches without major releases – leading to the unusual phenomenon of classic film re-releases filling theater schedules – this year has demonstrated that audiences will turn out for quality content across genres, not just action spectacles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler and Christian Lacroix have previously done costumes for Friedrichstadt-Palast spectacles, and Scott plans to deliver outfits that are uniquely him.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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