lorgnon
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That is no pomander," I replied, "but a lorgnon.
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
Suppose—I flushed miserably at the thought—Charmion herself was discovered sitting in the hall, and raised her lorgnon to quiz me as I passed by!
From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Elizabeth Earnshaw
"Well, you're a pretty girl," said Madame Beattie, dropping her lorgnon.
From The Prisoner by Alice Brown
Mascha puts up her lorgnon, looks into the room.
From Boris Lensky by Ossip Schubin
"It looks as if some one had fallen in a fit," said Mrs. Stuart, looking through her lorgnon.
From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Arthur Hornblow
Some of the women stared at the people going by with lorgnons.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
They were playing the last act of "La Calomnie," as Vaughan and De Concressault took their places, put up their lorgnons, and looked round the house.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
This lorgnon was a new device of hers, and it was already having the happy effect of increasing the sale of long-handled lorgnons throughout the Five Towns.
From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
The Society ladies turned eagerly in their seats to take in through their lorgnons every detail of the interruption.
From The Hampstead Mystery by John R. (John Reay) Watson
Suddenly there was a stir, followed by a hush in the conversation, and monocles and lorgnons went up.
From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page
