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What does horn-rimmed mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word horn-rimmed? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (eyeglasses) Having the frames made from horn or tortoiseshell or a material that resembles it, and characterized by their bold appearance on the wearer's face, in contrast to metal frames, which appear less pronounced.
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His brown hair was cut short and messy, and a pair of horn-rimmed glasses balanced on his nose.
The old priest adjusted his horn-rimmed spectacles on his nose and drew a chair close to the light.
They weren't those thick horn-rimmed glasses, thank God, but they were big oval-shaped wire-rims.
But this Army brat doesn't wear a long white lab coat or thick horn-rimmed glasses.
As we sat at the bar, she spotted a group of guys, and one in particular, the clean cut one wearing horn-rimmed glasses, caught her fancy.
His milk-white hair fluttered around his face, and his pale blue eyes flashed beneath his enormous horn-rimmed glasses.

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