Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Eyeglasses with frames made of horn or a hornlike material, such as tortoiseshell.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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His horn-rims and chalkboards and honk-if-your're-a-patriot approach have led all but inevitably to the creation of college of hard knocks dedicated to his version of history.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Glenn Beck's History Lesson Michael Conniff 2010
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I watched him squint skeptically at Dingus through his horn-rims, tried to imagine him at a White House press conference.
The Hanging Tree Bryan Gruley 2010
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The result: Look Ma, no glasses--because those annoying 3-D horn-rims will no longer be needed.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Third Dimension @ Aspen Ideas Fest Michael Conniff 2010
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Since he'd had laser surgery, Buddy no longer had to wear the horn-rims he had grown to loathe.
Beard 2010
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His black horn-rims made his bald head look larger than it was.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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They turned, Keith in his T-shirt and jeans, Whittaker in his horn-rims, the oval leather elbow-patches on his cord jacket, the woollen scarf, fawn, like his hair.
'The Pregnant Widow' 2010
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The result: Look Ma, no glasses -- because those annoying 3-D horn-rims will no longer be needed.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Third Dimension @ Aspen Ideas Fest 2010
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Philo took off his horn-rims and rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands.
The Hanging Tree Bryan Gruley 2010
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The result: Look Ma, no glasses -- because those annoying 3-D horn-rims will no longer be needed.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Third Dimension @ Aspen Ideas Fest 2010
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He looked up and smiled behind his black horn-rims.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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