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Meaning of lorgnette | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlɔː.njɛt

Definitions

  1. An opera glass with a handle.
  2. Elaborate double eyeglasses.

Equivalents

Bosanski lornjet lornjon šteher лорњет лорњон штехер
Čeština lorňon
Deutsch Lorgnette Lorgnon
Ελληνικά κιάλι
Suomi lornetti
Français binocle lorgnette lorgnon
Hrvatski lornjet lornjon šteher лорњет лорњон штехер
Magyar lornyon
Italiano fassamano occhialetto occhialino
ქართული ლორნეტი
Nederlands binocle lorgnet toneelkijker
Polski lorgnon
Русский лорнет
Српски lornjet lornjon šteher лорњет лорњон штехер
Svenska lornjett

Examples

“In the valley, near the Acropolis, […] Athens itself could be vaguely made out with an ordinary lorgnette.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lorgnon Lori Loria loric lorica lorica hamata

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