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lorgnette Well, we'll try you on the nobs," said Lord Ickenham doubtfully. "But don't blame me if it turns out that that's the wrong thing and Lady Constance takes her lorgnette to you. God bless my soul, though, you can't compare the lorgnettes of today with the ones I used to know as a boy....My aunt made no verbal reply. She merely whipped her lorgnette from its holster and looked at the man, who gave one choking gasp and fell back againts the railings, without a mark on him but with an awful look of horror in his staring eyes, as if he had seen some dreadful sight."

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n. A pair of glasses or opera glasses held in front of a person's eyes by a long handle at one side. Uncle Fred in the Springtime, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 586

Word	lorgnette
Definition	n. A pair of glasses or opera glasses held in front of a person's eyes by a long handle at one side.
Sentence	Well, we'll try you on the nobs," said Lord Ickenham doubtfully. "But don't blame me if it turns out that that's the wrong thing and Lady Constance takes her lorgnette to you. God bless my soul, though, you can't compare the lorgnettes of today with the ones I used to know as a boy....My aunt made no verbal reply. She merely whipped her lorgnette from its holster and looked at the man, who gave one choking gasp and fell back againts the railings, without a mark on him but with an awful look of horror in his staring eyes, as if he had seen some dreadful sight."
Source	Uncle Fred in the Springtime, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 586

Lorgnette Glasses N Pair Opera Held Front Person's