monocle
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And his cadenza teased time itself — he played it with a clawing wit — one could hear anew why it made so many monocles drop when Adolph Brodsky premiered it in 1881.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022
Winona Ryder was only 15 when she landed the role of Veronica Sawyer, an adolescent alpha chick with a flair for monocles and forgery.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2019
They have bulbous noses, top hats and monocles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2018
That the New Yorker, your favourite writer’s favourite magazine, that place of caviar dreams and monocles, would dare print such trash – even by an Academy award-nominated actor – was nothing short of tragic.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2015
Many men and women are sporting monocles to have a closer look at us.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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