quizzing glass

English

quizzing glass (plural quizzing glasses)

(historical) An eyeglass with or without a handle; a monocle. [from 19th c.]
- 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 281:
  Some of the symphonies are in practice quite boring and reek of loveless background music for the aristocratic soirées of yesteryear, with brocaded people who have not washed for quite a while kissing hands, fluttering fans and peering through quizzing-glasses.

单词	quizzing glass
释义	quizzing glass English Alternative forms quizzing-glass Noun quizzing glass (plural quizzing glasses) (historical) An eyeglass with or without a handle; a monocle. [from 19th c.] 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador 2014, p. 281: Some of the symphonies are in practice quite boring and reek of loveless background music for the aristocratic soirées of yesteryear, with brocaded people who have not washed for quite a while kissing hands, fluttering fans and peering through quizzing-glasses.
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