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lorgnette

noun

1 lorgnette

Eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle.

Roget 445: optical instruments; lens, meniscus, magnifier, sunglass, magnifying glass, hand lens; microscope, megascope, tienoscope.    spectacles, specs [Coll.], glasses, barnacles, ... show more

Dutch: face-à-main, handbril, knijpbril, lorgnet, lorgnon, neusknijper, pince-nez
Polish: lorgnon, lornion


Moby thesaurus: Polaroid glasses, bifocals, blinkers, cheaters, colored glasses, contact lens, dark glasses, divided spectacles, eyeglass, eyeglasses, glasses, goggles, granny glasses, harlequin glasses, horn-rimmed glasses, lorgnon, mini-specs, monocle, nippers, pair of glasses ... show more.

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