A lorgnette (/lɔːˈnjɛt/) is a pair of spectacles with a handle, used to hold them in place, rather than fitting over the ears or nose. The word lorgnette...

The Lorgnette, subtitled "Theatrical Journal and Programme" (later "A journal for Amusements"), was a weekly magazine in Melbourne, Australia, devoted...

similar to a lorgnette, rather than being held in place by the eye socket itself. There are three additional styles of the monocle. The first style consists...

from a pair of lorgnette spectacles and reputedly affixed two small nose-pads to the frame and found that he could use the tension in the folding spring...

type of eyewear traditionally used by the Inuit and the Yupik peoples of the Arctic to prevent snow blindness. The goggles are traditionally made of driftwood...

La Lorgnette (foaled 1982 in Ontario) is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. A giant sized filly at 17.1 hands, she was bred and raced by E. P...

popular in the 1950s and 1960s by music and film icons such as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and James Dean, Wayfarers almost became discontinued in the 1970s,...

glass foot, or pied en lorgnette. For a person with arthritis mutilans in the hands, the fingers become shortened by arthritis, and the shortening may become...

bold appearance on the wearer's face, in contrast to metal frames, which appear less pronounced. Horn-rimmed glasses were one of the first styles of eyeglasses...

standing in the middle of the room, raising her lorgnette. Griffith, Charles B. (1959). The Passionate People Eater (aka The Little Shop of Horrors) Screenplay...

GI glasses are eyeglasses issued by the American military to its service members. Dysphemisms for them include the most common "birth control glasses"...

Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150...

and indented crown. It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" near the front on both sides. Fedoras can also be creased with teardrop...

securely behind the ears. The large lenses are not flat but slightly convex. The design attempts to cover the entire field of vision of the human eye and...

with the most convex lenses (for close viewing) in the lower half of the frame and the least convex lenses on the upper. Up until the beginning of the 20th...

usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes. They are used in chemistry...

and the French scissors-glasses are more delicate and ornate and more of a fashion accessory than those made in other parts of Europe. The lorgnette may...

The La Lorgnette Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually since 2000 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Held during the third...

Similar to the workings of a pinhole camera, each perforation allows only a very narrow beam of light to enter the eye which reduces the size of the circle...

gyroscopes for tracking the pose of the user's head to match the orientation of the virtual camera with the user's eye positions in the real world. VR headsets...

formerly located in Paris, with the name Musée Pierre Marly - Lunettes et Lorgnettes. The museum was created by Pierre Marly, optician to crowned heads, public...

or beer holders shade into the broader category of headgear. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, hats may denote nationality...

layers. The user views objects through the holes. In the original version, a feather is embedded between the layers of each lens. The vanes of the feathers...

smartglasses include displays that add information alongside or to what the wearer sees. Alternatively, smartglasses are sometimes defined as glasses...

common-law wife from 1917 to 1925. She was born May Dahlberg on 24 May 1888 in the inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, to Mary Jane (née...

allows visualization of images in low levels of light, improving the user's night vision. The device enhances ambient visible light and converts near-infrared...

to have a lorgnette or a sash across your tuxedo to get in to watch. When the open era began, King campaigned for equal prize money in the men's and women's...

eyeglasses are a type of eyeglasses in which the lenses are mounted directly to the bridge or temples. The style is divided into two subtypes: three-piece...

Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia. "Advertising". The Lorgnette. Vol. XXII, no. 1702. Victoria, Australia. 8 September 1881. p. 3 (Edition...

where the "bold" upper part holding the lenses resembles eyebrows framing the eyes. They were very popular during the 1950s and 1960s, especially in the United...