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lorgnette

/lawrn-yet/US // lɔrnˈyɛt //UK // (lɔːˈnjɛt) //

凌云阁

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
    • : a pair of opera glasses mounted on a handle.

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Examples

  • They were walking down a corridor, and Miss Thangue was peering through her lorgnette at the cards on the doors.

  • One of the ladies advances, lorgnette in hand, and stares boldly at the prisoner.

  • Mrs. Slade adjusted her lorgnette, looked at the card, and appeared to hesitate for a second.

  • "What common looking people," said Mrs. Rhinelander, surveying the crowd aristocratically with her lorgnette.

  • The moment she caught my eye she dropped her "lorgnette," and hurried away, in what was clear to see was an air of confusion.