horn-rimmed

horn-rimmed
/hawrn"rimd"/, adj.
having the frames or rims made of horn or tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either of these: horn-rimmed glasses.
[1890-95]

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  • horn-rimmed — ADJ: ADJ n Horn rimmed glasses have plastic frames that look as though they are made of horn …   English dictionary

  • horn-rimmed — adjective horn rimmed spectacles have frames made of plastic that is made to look like horn …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • horn-rimmed — adj. Horn rimmed is used with these nouns: ↑glasses, ↑spectacles …   Collocations dictionary

  • horn-rimmed — UK [ˌhɔː(r)n ˈrɪmd] / US [ˌhɔrn ˈrɪmd] adjective horn rimmed spectacles have a thick dark plastic frame …   English dictionary

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  • horn-rimmed — /ˈhɔn rɪmd/ (say hawn rimd) adjective (of spectacles) with frames or rims made of horn, tortoiseshell, or a plastic in imitation of horn …  

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