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horn-rimmed

horn-rimmed adjective: of eyeglasses, having the frames made from horn or tortoiseshell or a material that resembles it, and characterized by their bold appearance on the wearer's face, in contrast to metal frames, which appear less pronounced.

Adjective

horn-rimmed (not comparable)

  1. Of eyeglasses, having the frames made from horn or tortoiseshell or a material that resembles it, and characterized by their bold appearance on the wearer's face, in contrast to metal frames, which appear less pronounced.
    • A little bald-headed man with huge horn-rimmed spectacles, and a very handsome and athletic youth in a blue lounge-suit completed the group.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Forms of horn-rimmed

alternative formhornrimmed

Questions about horn-rimmed

What does horn-rimmed mean?
Horn-rimmed means of eyeglasses, having the frames made from horn or tortoiseshell or a material that resembles it, and characterized by their bold appearance on the wearer's face, in contrast to metal frames, which appear less pronounced.
What part of speech is horn-rimmed?
Horn-rimmed is an adjective.

Words near horn-rimmed in the dictionary

  1. horn-helmeted
  2. horn-mad
  3. horn-owl
  4. horn-piper
  5. horn-pipers
  6. horn-rimmed
  7. horn-rims
  8. horn-violin
  9. horn-violins
  10. horn/strobe
  11. horn/strobes

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