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lorgnon

/French lawr-nyawn/US // French lɔrˈnyɔ̃ //UK // (French lɔrɲɔ̃) //

辽宁省,辽宁省商务厅,辽宁省大连市,辽宁

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

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

    • : an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.
    • : opera glasses.

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Examples

  • Beau Brummel can be about left center, examining him through a lorgnon, or better, indicating him to a belle in a powdered wig.

  • When the child once saw her uncle with a lorgnon around his neck she said, Cest le bon Dieu de mon oncle.

  • "It looks as if some one had fallen in a fit," said Mrs. Stuart, looking through her lorgnon.

  • Mrs. Ames clasped her stiff hands together and dropped the lorgnon on the floor.

  • "I thought you looked pale," said Mrs. Ames, viewing him through the inevitable lorgnon.