lorgnon
Example Sentences
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She was coldly staring at Harris through a platinum lorgnon.
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair
Mrs. Ames clasped her stiff hands together and dropped the lorgnon on the floor.
From The Silver Butterfly by Christy, Howard Chandler
The Countess meanwhile, with lorgnon at her eyes, indifferently gazes at her surroundings.
From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Schubin, Ossip
"What lace is that around your neck?" calls out Anna, angrily, looking at her mother through her lorgnon.
From Boris Lensky by Schubin, Ossip
"Well, you're a pretty girl," said Madame Beattie, dropping her lorgnon.
From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice
