lorgnettes
Opera house eyewear
Lorgnettes are a pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses held up to the eyes on a long handle rather than worn on the face.
Associated with the 19th century and early 20th century, they appear now mainly in period dramas and historical novels: She raised her lorgnettes to inspect the newcomer with evident disapproval.
Rule by hereditary elite
- high societyThe social elite
- dowagerTitled widow of nobility
- snobSelf-appointed arbiter of taste
- disdainScornful disregard
scrutiny · disapproval · haughty · imperious · grande dame · socialite · ballroom · etiquette
Supplementary addition
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- chicTasteful, current flair
- refinementElegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
ornate · bejeweled · pearl · enamel · decorative · stylish · ensemble · posh
Venue for live drama
- box seatsPartitioned premium spectator areas
- premiereFirst public performance
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- ariaOperatic solo piece
diva · performance · audience · balcony · curtain · spectator · gala · evening wear
Old valued collectible
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- collectibleObject worth amassing
period · bygone · classic · historical · relic · curio · artifact · restoration
Single-lens eyeglass
- pince-nezArmless eyeglasses clipped on
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- eyepiecesLenses you look through
magnifying · optical · corrective · vision · optician
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- high societyThe social elite
- dowagerTitled widow of nobility
- snobSelf-appointed arbiter of taste
disdain · scrutiny · disapproval · haughty · imperious · grande dame · socialite · ballroom · etiquette · pretension
accessory
Supplementary addition
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- chicTasteful, current flair
- refinementElegance of manner
sophistication · ornate · bejeweled · pearl · enamel · decorative · stylish · ensemble · posh · sartorial
theater
Venue for live drama
- box seatsPartitioned premium spectator areas
- premiereFirst public performance
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
aria · diva · performance · audience · balcony · curtain · spectator · gala · evening wear · society
antique
Old valued collectible
collectible · period · bygone · classic · historical · relic · curio · artifact · restoration · gilded age
monocle
Single-lens eyeglass
- pince-nezArmless eyeglasses clipped on
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- framesRigid enclosing structures
eyepieces · magnifying · optical · corrective · vision · optician
- eye careeye doctor, optometrist, ophthalmologist, eye exam, contacts
- Dandy culturefops, beaus, gallants, macaronis, popinjays
- old eyewearmonocle, pince-nez
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
- art deco jewelrygeometric patterns, chevrons, bold colors, symmetry, onyx
lorgnettesspectacles
Corrective eyewear worn daily
eyeglasses · glasses · contact lenses · contacts · pince-nez