lorgnette
/lɔrˈnjɛt/
noun
- A pair of eyeglasses or opera glasses attached to a handle, used to look at something or someone, often in a theater or social setting.
- She raised her lorgnette to get a better view of the stage.
- He kept a silver lorgnette in his pocket for reading theater programs.
- The elegant woman peered through her lorgnette at the painting.