Horn-rimmed glasses

Horn-rimmed glasses are a type of eyeglasses with frames traditionally made from horn or tortoiseshell. Since the twentieth century, most frames of this style have been made from plastics designed to imitate those materials. Horn-rimmed glasses are usually associated with thick, prominent rims, in contrast to thinner metal, wire or rimless eyeglass frames.

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