lorgnette

noun

lor·​gnette lȯrn-ˈyet 

: a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses with a handle

Examples of lorgnette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a rule, monocles were a male accessory: If in need of an aid to vision, a woman would use spectacles or a lorgnette, a pair of glasses on a handle. —Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

French, from lorgner to take a sidelong look at, from Middle French, from lorgne squinting

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above