lorgnette

/ˈlɔː.njɛt/ · noun

Meaning

An opera glass with a handle.
Elaborate double eyeglasses.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French lorgnette, from lorgner (“to take a sidelong look at”) (from Middle French lorgne (“crosseyed”)).

lorgne(frm)→
lorgnette(French)→
lorgnette (English)
Relations: bor, der

Related words

lorgnette(French)lorgne(frm)lorneto(Ido)

Descendant words

lorneto(Ido) (bor)

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