quizzing glass

English

Alternative forms

• quizzing-glass

Noun

quizzing glass (plural quizzing glasses)

1. (historical) An eyeglass with or without a handle; a monocle. [from 19th c.]
   • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 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.