- lor|gnette
- lor|gnette «lr NYEHT», noun.eyeglasses or opera glasses mounted on a handle to hold in the hand.╂[< French lorgnette < lorgner look sidelong at, to eye < Old French lorgne squinting]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lor|gnette
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lor — ap·pel·lor; bach·e·lor; bach·e·lor·ism; bach·e·lor·ly; bach·e·lor·ship; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; ca·lor·i·fi·er; ca·lor·i·gen·ic; ca·lor·i·za·tor; chan·cel·lor; chan·cel·lor·ate; chan·cel·lor·ism; chan·cel·lor·ship; coun·cil·lor; coun·cil·lor·ship;… … English syllables
lorgnette — lor·gnette … English syllables
lorgnette — lor•gnette [[t]lɔrnˈyɛt[/t]] n. a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses mounted on a handle • Etymology: 1795–1805; < F, der. of lorgner to eye furtively, MF, der. oflorgnesquinting (of uncert. orig.); see ette … From formal English to slang
Lorgnette — Lor gnette . [F.] An opera glass; pl. elaborate double eyeglasses. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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