lorgnette

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɔːˈnjɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɔrnˈjɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lôrn yet′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
lor•gnette /lɔrnˈyɛt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses mounted on a handle.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lor•gnette  (lôrn yet′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pair of eyeglasses mounted on a handle.
  2. a pair of opera glasses mounted on a handle.
  • French, derivative of lorgner to eye furtively; see -ette
  • 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lorgnette / lɔːˈnjɛt/
  1. a pair of spectacles or opera glasses mounted on a handle
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from lorgner to squint, from Old French lorgne squinting
'lorgnette' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lorgnon

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