ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LORGNETTE
From French, from lorgner to squint, from Old French lorgne squinting.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LORGNETTE»
Discover the use of
lorgnette in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lorgnette and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Literary
Lorgnette: Attending Opera in Imperial Russia
This book uses a literary lens to examine the diverse practices, lore, and texts of opera-going in imperial Russia.
2
The
Lorgnette, 1886 (1886)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
John Kendrick Bangs, S. W. Van Schaick, 2010
3
Spectacles and Other Vision Aids: A History and Guide to ...
(From the French word lorgner, to leer or stare) Origins The forerunner of the
lorgnette appeared in an illustration on the wall of the monastery of St. Marco of
Florence in the fourteenth century. It was not until 1785 that the lorgnette's use ...
J. William Rosenthal, 1996
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Mac Digital Photography
On the other hand, if this headache-inducing method is not for you, I offer two
alternatives: You can use a commercial viewing product, or you can create your
own stereo-viewing box. 0 G Use a Lorgnette Lorgnettes are a type of glasses
with a ...
Dennis R. Cohan, Erica Sadun, 2006
remarks, “Since I did not want to use a lorgnette, I was unable to observe facial
expressions, but I could see that many women were holding handkerchiefs.”2
This quotation contains a very important phrase, “Since I did not want to use a ...
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Beyond the Flesh: Alexander Blok, Zinaida Gippius, and the ...
Jenifer Presto argues that the difficulties encountered in reading Alexander Blok and Zinaida Gippius within either a feminist or a traditional, binary gendered framework derive not only from the peculiarities of their creative ...
7
Feminist Subjects, Multi-media: Cultural Methodologies
which this composition created between Manet, the woman, and himself as the
spectator of their pairing, who was discovered peering at them when the woman's
lorgnette captured him in her view. He is the voyeur discovered. He painted out ...
Penny Florence, Dee Reynolds, 1995
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Vision Aids in America: A Social History of Eyewear and ...
Then with the invention of the lorgnette, women became much more prominent
within the sphere of eyeglasses. Female interest stimulated many designs,
among them the “jealousy lorgnette.” Like all the early lor- gnettes, it was
constructed for ...
9
Easy Beaded Jewelry: 75+ Stunning Designs
Lorgnette and ID Holder A lorgnette is a necklace to keep your magnifying glass
handy. Since the strand is so long and can be looped over the head, no regular
closure is necessary and crimp beads are used in front to secure the beaded ...
Susan Ray, Sue Wilke, 2004
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LORGNETTE»
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lorgnette is used in the context of the following news items.
Ces personnalités qui ont trouvé l'équilibre au jardin
Des lieux de vie racontés par le petit bout de la lorgnette dans «Les secrets des jardins» (la librairie Vuibert). Un ouvrage sympathique, parfait ... «L'Echo, Jul 15»
Danish Dynaformer Tops Competitive Queen's Plate Field
... joining Flaming Page (1962), La Lorgnette (1985), Dance Smartly (1991), Dancethruthedawn (2001), Inglorious (2011) and Lexie Lou (2014) ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jul 15»
CultureZohn: Dance in Los Angeles Adds Luster With Colburn …
He has a lorgnette which reaches 6000 miles away! (A new dance film about Millepied had its LA premiere this weekend as part of Dance ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
Maryland open houses May 2-3
8430 Park Rd 1 pm to 4 pm $339,999. 312 Kentucky Ave 1 pm to 3 pm $320,000. SEVERN. 21144. 1807 Lorgnette Ct 2 pm to 4 pm $331,000. «Washington Post, May 15»
The Stacks: The Deadpan Genius of Buster Keaton
A brat in the theater drops his half-sucked lollipop from the balcony on an elegant lady in a box who picks it up and uses it as a lorgnette. «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
The Shape of Things to Come
... once for a white desk phone that had a handset with a long handle, like a lorgnette. He pooled two travel scholarships and, in the summer of ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
Maryland open houses Feb. 7-8
1807 Lorgnette Ct 1 pm to 3 pm $340,000. SEVERNA PARK. 21146. 155 Topeg Dr 2 pm to 4 pm $1,119,000. 114 Westley Ave Noon to 2 pm ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
Airport Noise, Steve Kroft, Fancy Chicken Coop, and More!
We know we dropped our lorgnette in shock. [NYP] · Only in the Hamptons: an architect designed chicken coop. [NYT] · Suffolk's southern pine ... «Curbed Hamptons, Feb 15»
Chromebooks get document scanner support
One of the more notable new features in the Beta channel is support for Lorgnette, a service that lets you connect a SANE-compatible scanner ... «Liliputing, Feb 15»
'Antiques Roadshow' special, radon risks and class on electricity …
Opulent finds include a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, a diamond and ruby lorgnette, a George Jones majolica game-pie dish and a silver ... «cleveland.com, Dec 14»
