1. eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle, typically held up to the eyes rather than worn
Usage: archaic; formal

Examples

• The elderly woman raised her lorgnons to examine the painting more closely.
• At the opera, many patrons used lorgnons to get a better view of the stage.
• The antique lorgnons were made of gold and mother-of-pearl.
• She peered through her lorgnons with an air of aristocratic disdain.
• The museum displayed a collection of 19th-century lorgnons.
• He adjusted his lorgnons to read the fine print on the program.