Mrs. Herbert Winthrop asked, raising her lorgnettes. From Wordnik.com. [Between the Acts] Reference
Young man, "and she fixed Eric with her lorgnettes," have. From Wordnik.com. [Fanny Goes to War] Reference
Raising her lorgnettes, she looked sharply at the four dancing figures. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
Have her eyes been examined—she complains that her lorgnettes no longer work. From Wordnik.com. [A Life in Letters] Reference
A large number of quizzing glasses and lorgnettes were undoubtedly trained their way. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing with Clara]
Opera patrons look through their lorgnettes at a werewolf coming in from the rain and shaking. From Wordnik.com. [Werewolf New Yorker Cartoons] Reference
All the lorgnettes of the house were pointed at him as he entered, and at the Vicomtesse in her charming toilette. From Wordnik.com. [Father Goriot] Reference
The Baroness had dropped her lorgnettes on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Avenger] Reference
"But she probably didn't use lorgnettes then, and --". From Wordnik.com. [My Lady Caprice] Reference
The ladies clutched their lorgnettes and opera-glasses. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Karamazov] Reference
X., "but somewhat overweighted with lorgnettes and seal-skin.". From Wordnik.com. [The Clue of the Twisted Candle] Reference
The Baroness lowered her lorgnettes and turned towards Wrayson. From Wordnik.com. [The Avenger] Reference
More than once the ladies lifted their lorgnettes and looked at her. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian A Story] Reference
No! Any hostile army could lick Homeburg by aiming lorgnettes at it. From Wordnik.com. [Homeburg Memories] Reference
"He looks it," murmured the thin grandmother, fixing her lorgnettes on. From Wordnik.com. [Killykinick] Reference
She took the shattered lorgnettes from the hand of her lady-in-waiting. From Wordnik.com. [The Master Mummer] Reference
As for Lady Vale-Avon, her veil was up, too, and her lorgnettes at her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Car of Destiny] Reference
It was she whose lorgnettes were still unfalteringly directed towards Isobel. From Wordnik.com. [The Master Mummer] Reference
The latter then looked at me, and unhesitatingly put up her sparkling lorgnettes. From Wordnik.com. [manybooks.net] Reference
A rapid glance from afar in a theatre -- one brings good lorgnettes, one examines. From Wordnik.com. [Parisian Points of View] Reference
Only her Homeric laughter, and a pair of lorgnettes, reminded you of her greatness. From Wordnik.com. [This Is the End] Reference
She raised a pair of unnecessary lorgnettes and surveyed the girl with a look of horror. From Wordnik.com. [The Black] Reference
She raised her lorgnettes and turned round, facing the direction in which Louise was looking. From Wordnik.com. [The Avenger] Reference
She found her lorgnettes and surveyed (so to speak) the absent men-servants with blank misgivings. From Wordnik.com. [Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution] Reference
They looked upon the youthful guests, through gold lorgnettes, and were really most awe-inspiring. From Wordnik.com. [Killykinick] Reference
Carlisle was conscious of lorgnettes; once she caught the whisper of the name so soon to be her own. From Wordnik.com. [V. V.'s Eyes] Reference
Some was squintin 'disapprovin' through their lorgnettes, and I noticed a few whisperin 'to each other. From Wordnik.com. [The House of Torchy] Reference
People caught each other's eyes through lorgnettes and eye-glasses, and there were constant salutations. From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal City] Reference
"Unparalleled effrontery!" whispered Lady Harriet, surveying the proud young face through her lorgnettes. From Wordnik.com. [The Lamp in the Desert] Reference
I did not see any of them carrying lorgnettes or shower bouquets, but I think, in summer they wear veils. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Revised] Reference
There was an instant craning of necks and raising of lorgnettes as the door opened to admit Winslow Whitney. From Wordnik.com. [I Spy] Reference
Some of the lady rabbits carried lorgnettes, while many of the gentlemen rabbits wore monocles in their left eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Emerald City of Oz] Reference
He knew she dreaded the thing that lay before her: the eyes, the leveled opera glasses and lorgnettes, the whispers. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Slipper]
There was a Miss Mayblunt, no longer in her teens, who looked at the world through lorgnettes and with the keenest interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Awakening and Selected Short Stories] Reference
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