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LORGNETTE

\lɔːɡnˈɛt], \lɔːɡnˈɛt], \l_ɔː_ɡ_n_ˈɛ_t]\

Definitions of LORGNETTE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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A long-handled opera glass; a pair of eyeglasses fixed to a long handle.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A pair of eye-glasses carried on a long, ornamental handle; also, an opera glass of similar construction.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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