lorgnette
Syllables: lor·gnette/ˈlɔː.njɛt/US/ˈlɔɹ.njɛt/
lorgnette noun: an opera glass with a handle.
Noun
lorgnette (plural lorgnettes)
- An opera glass with a handle.
- In the valley, near the Acropolis, […] Athens itself could be vaguely made out with an ordinary lorgnette.1869, Mark Twain, chapter XXXII, in The Innocents Abroad, page 340
- Synonyms:
- lorgnon
- Elaborate double eyeglasses.
lorgnette meaning in Tamil and Bengali
lorgnette in Tamil
- தொலைக் கண்ணாடி
lorgnette in Bengali
- হাতলের সাথে লাগানো চশমা, লর্গনেট
Synonyms of lorgnette
Forms of lorgnette
| plural | lorgnettes |
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Origin of lorgnette
Borrowed from French lorgnette, from lorgner (“to take a sidelong look at”) (from Middle French lorgne (“crosseyed”)).
Words that rhyme with lorgnette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about lorgnette
- What does lorgnette mean?
- Lorgnette means an opera glass with a handle.
- What is lorgnette in Tamil?
- Lorgnette in Tamil is தொலைக் கண்ணாடி. See Lorgnette meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lorgnette?
- Lorgnette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lorgnette?
- Lorgnette is pronounced /ˈlɔː.njɛt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lorgnette?
- The plural of lorgnette is lorgnettes.
Words near lorgnette in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lorgnette (page history and authors); lorgnette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lorgnette (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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