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Definition of Lorgnettes
1. lorgnette [n] - See also: lorgnette
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lorgnettes
Literary usage of Lorgnettes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiologic Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle (1917)
"... glasses constantly, although employing lorgnettes and eye-glasses occasionally
at the theatre, etc. Such persons should be informed of the danger of ..."
2. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"The lorgnettes do not nd fine, is easily made, so that it may be more w way, like
fig. 3, in the them across with a paper ..."
3. Classification of Property, Application of Principles by American commerce association (1915)
"lorgnettes. There is no provision made in the three interstate classifications
for this commodity, but reference to Webster's Dictionary will show that it ..."
4. The Bookman (1907)
"Lady Warburton is small and somewhat bony, with a sharp chin and a sharper nose,
and invariably uses lorgnettes ; also she is possessed of much worldly ..."
5. Memories and Impressions of Helena Modjeska: An Autobiography by Helena Modjeska (1910)
"I saw the same ladies who had looked me over drop their lorgnettes in their ...
I was simply amazed, and happy to have removed the lorgnettes and moved the ..."
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