lorgnon

[ French lawr-nyawn ]

/ French lɔrˈnyɔ̃ /

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noun, plural lor·gnons [French lawr-nyawn]. /French lɔrˈnyɔ̃/.

an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.

opera glasses.

Origin of lorgnon

1840–50; <French, equivalent to lorgn(er) (see lorgnette) + -on noun suffix

Words nearby lorgnon

lo-res, Lorestan, Loretta, Loretteville, lorgnette, lorgnon, lorica, loricate, Lorient, lorikeet, lorimer

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Example sentences from the Web for lorgnon

Mrs. Lawton ostentatiously lifted her lorgnon, and again the girls exclaimed: "Why, mamma!"
A Pasteboard Crown|Clara Morris
"Well, you're a pretty girl," said Madame Beattie, dropping her lorgnon.
The Prisoner|Alice Brown
Valencia Valletort's luminous eyes had gleamed that night under their lashes, and pierced through the lenses of his lorgnon.
Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories|Ouida
But not the lorgnon, nor its accompanying manner, disconcerted Miss Remi.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various

Inside a lady was sitting, and she looked at me through a lorgnon.
A Young Girl's Diary|An Anonymous Young Girl

British Dictionary definitions for lorgnon

lorgnon

/ (French lɔrɲɔ̃) /

noun

a monocle or pair of spectacles

another word for lorgnette

Word Origin for lorgnon

C19: from French, from lorgner; see lorgnette

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单词	lorgnon
释义	lorgnon [ French lawr-nyawn ] / French lɔrˈnyɔ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lorgnon ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural lor·gnons [French lawr-nyawn]. /French lɔrˈnyɔ̃/. an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses. opera glasses. Origin of lorgnon 1840–50; <French, equivalent to lorgn(er) (see lorgnette) + -on noun suffix Words nearby lorgnon lo-res, Lorestan, Loretta, Loretteville, lorgnette, lorgnon, lorica, loricate, Lorient, lorikeet, lorimer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lorgnon Mrs. Lawton ostentatiously lifted her lorgnon, and again the girls exclaimed: "Why, mamma!" A Pasteboard Crown\|Clara Morris "Well, you're a pretty girl," said Madame Beattie, dropping her lorgnon. The Prisoner\|Alice Brown Valencia Valletort's luminous eyes had gleamed that night under their lashes, and pierced through the lenses of his lorgnon. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories\|Ouida But not the lorgnon, nor its accompanying manner, disconcerted Miss Remi. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various Inside a lady was sitting, and she looked at me through a lorgnon. A Young Girl's Diary\|An Anonymous Young Girl British Dictionary definitions for lorgnon lorgnon / (French lɔrɲɔ̃) / noun a monocle or pair of spectacles another word for lorgnette Word Origin for lorgnon C19: from French, from lorgner; see lorgnette Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lorgnon pince-nez, eyeglass
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lorgnon

noun, plural lor·gnons [French lawr-nyawn]. /French lɔrˈnyɔ̃/.

Origin of lorgnon

Words nearby lorgnon

Example sentences from the Web for lorgnon

British Dictionary definitions for lorgnon

noun

Word Origin for lorgnon

Words related to lorgnon