'horn-rimmed

  • 11horn-rimmed — /ˈhɔn rɪmd/ (say hawn rimd) adjective (of spectacles) with frames or rims made of horn, tortoiseshell, or a plastic in imitation of horn …

  • 12horn-rimmed — adjective Referring to a style of eyeglasses with frames made from horn or tortoise shell or a material that resembles such …

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  • 13horn-rimmed — adjective (of glasses) having rims made of horn or a similar substance …

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  • 14horn-rimmed glasses — noun [plural] : eyeglasses with frames made of a plastic that resembles horn (sense 1c) …

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  • 15Horn — may refer to: * Horn (anatomy), the pointed projection of the skin of various animals, as an organ or its material * Horn (surname)In music and sound * Horn (instrument), sometimes called a French horn, a brass musical instrument constructed of… …

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  • 16horn — [hôrn] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger < IE base * k̑er , upper part of the body, head > L cornu, Gr keras] 1. a) a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants b) …

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  • 17horn-rims — horn′ rims n. pl. eyeglasses with frames made of horn, tortoise shell, or plastic of a similar design • Etymology: 1925–30 horn′ rimmed , adj …

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  • 18horn-rims — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun plural : spectacles with horn rims a stocky girl with horn rims William DuBois * * * /hawrn rimz , rimz /, n.pl. horn rimmed eyeglasses. [1925 30] * * * hornˈ rims plural noun Spectacles with rims of dark horn, or material… …

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  • 19-rimmed — [[t] rɪmd[/t]] 1) COMB in ADJ rimmed combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe something as having a border or frame made of a particular substance. ...horn rimmed spectacles. 2) → See also , rimmed …

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  • 20rimmed — adjective having a rim or a rim of a specified kind do you wear rimmed or rimless glasses? • Ant: ↑rimless • Similar to: ↑horn rimmed, ↑red rimmed …

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