lorgnon

[ French lawr-nyawn ]

/ French lɔrˈnyɔ̃ /

an eyeglass or a pair of eyeglasses.

opera glasses.

Origin of lorgnon

1840–50; < French, equivalent to lorgn(er) (see lorgnette) + -on noun suffix

Mrs. Lawton ostentatiously lifted her lorgnon, and again the girls exclaimed: "Why, mamma!"

A Pasteboard Crown |Clara Morris
"Well, you're a pretty girl," said Madame Beattie, dropping her lorgnon.

The Prisoner |Alice Brown
Valencia Valletort's luminous eyes had gleamed that night under their lashes, and pierced through the lenses of his lorgnon.

Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories |Ouida
But not the lorgnon, nor its accompanying manner, disconcerted Miss Remi.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 |Various

Inside a lady was sitting, and she looked at me through a lorgnon.

A Young Girl's Diary |An Anonymous Young Girl

lorgnon

/ (French lɔrɲɔ̃) /

a monocle or pair of spectacles

another word for lorgnette

C19: from French, from lorgner; see lorgnette