lorgnon
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Mrs. Ames clasped her stiff hands together and dropped the lorgnon on the floor.
From The Silver Butterfly by Howard Chandler Christy
Suppose—I flushed miserably at the thought—Charmion herself was discovered sitting in the hall, and raised her lorgnon to quiz me as I passed by!
From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Elizabeth Earnshaw
She raised her lorgnon again and examined the printing on the door.
From Juggernaut by Alice Campbell
In fact, like many an actor in the drama of life, he really knew less about the general mise-en-scene than I, who had only reviewed it through the lorgnon of Tennyson and other contemporary writers.
From Love's Usuries by Louis Creswicke
This lorgnon trained itself on Archibald at close range.
From Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
Some of the women stared at the people going by with lorgnons.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Both Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie wielded their lorgnons upon the later comers, thus giving their table quite an air.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
They both put up their lorgnons and gave her a swift glance.
From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page
The Society ladies turned eagerly in their seats to take in through their lorgnons every detail of the interruption.
From The Hampstead Mystery by John R. (John Reay) Watson
Mrs. Belknap-Jackson and Mrs. Effie, after a period of futile glaring at her through the lorgnons, seemed to make their resolves simultaneously, and forthwith themselves lighted cigarettes.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
