lorgnette

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Originally voiced by Jerry Nelson, she sometimes wears a horn-rimmed lorgnette, fans herself with plastic and sings torchy, bluesy songs.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2022

And, like a Brontë sister in a box at the opera, Perry observes the drama from an omniscient perch, examining her characters as if through a lorgnette.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2018

Here is Smith, sans magic wand, sans the pearls and lorgnette, facing the camera as an unadorned suburban housewife telling her story of hope and desperation with only her voice and facial expressions.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2015

He won a national student design competition two years running, once for a white desk phone that had a handset with a long handle, like a lorgnette.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 16, 2015

Mrs. Van Hopper put down her fork, and reached for her lorgnette.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier