- lorgnette (n.)
[lorgnette 词源字典]
- "opera glass with a handle," 1803 (from 1776 as a French word in English), from French lorgnette, from lorgner "to squint," also "to leer at, oogle" (16c.), from lorgne "squinting," of uncertain origin. With diminutive suffix -ette. Compare also French lorgnon "eyeglass, eyeglasses."[lorgnette etymology, lorgnette origin, 英语词源]