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lorgnette

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as in monocle

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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

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She was followed by Meredith who wore his monocle threaded on a silver chain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
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

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Visitors wear smart glasses during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo CICPE in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 13, 2026.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Like its existing Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smart glasses lines, the new designs are developed with EssilorLuxxottica — the group that also owns Prada eyewear, rumored to be Meta’s next collaborator.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026

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McGregor has floated big-money boxing and bareknuckle spectacles, and recently claimed Terence Crawford turned down a nine-figure two-fight deal to face him.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Celebrity weddings are often grand spectacles, and Swift is a billionaire.

— Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

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