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horn-rims

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horn-rims (hôrnrmz)
pl.n.
Eyeglasses with frames made of horn or a hornlike material, such as tortoiseshell.

[Probably back-formation from horn-rimmed (glasses).]


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the small, reddish-haired man with the horn-rims balancing precariously on his nose wanted to know.
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