lorgnette
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n.
A pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a short handle.
[French, from lorgner, to peer at, from Old French, from lorgne, squinting, of Germanic origin.]
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Lorgnette
For the Thoroughbred racehorse, see La Lorgnette.
A lorgnette is a pair of spectacles with a handle, used to hold them in place, rather than fitting over the ears. It is derived from the French lorgner, to take a sidelong look at, and Middle French, from lorgne, squinting.[1] They were invented by an Englishman named George Adams. The lorgnette was usually used as a piece of jewelry, rather than to enhance vision. Fashionable ladies usually preferred them to spectacles. These were very popular at masquerade parties and used often at the opera (becoming the model for today's opera glasses). They were worn popularly in the 19th century.
The lorgnette was employed as a prop and affectation by early 20th century trial lawyer Earl Rogers, and one is featured on the front cover dust jacket of his biography, Final Verdict, by his daughter Adela Rogers St. Johns.[2]
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- ^ Final Verdict by Adela Rogers St. Johns, 1962, Doubleday & Co.
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Lorgnette
Dansk (Danish)
n. - stanglorgnet, teaterkikkert
Nederlands (Dutch)
lorgnet, knijpbrilletje, knijper
Français (French)
n. - (Hist) face-à-main, lorgnette
Deutsch (German)
n. - Stielbrille
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γυαλιά μύτης, φασαμέν
Italiano (Italian)
occhialetto
Português (Portuguese)
n. - binóculo (m) de teatro
Русский (Russian)
лорнет, театральный бинокль
Español (Spanish)
n. - impertinentes
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lornjett, teaterkikare (med skaft)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
带柄眼镜, 带柄望远镜
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 帶柄眼鏡, 帶柄望遠鏡
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 손잡이 달린 안경, 오페라 안경
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - オペラグラス, 柄付き眼鏡
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نظارات, منظار للأوبرا ذو يد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משקפיים או משקפת-אופרה עם ידית ארוכה
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