noun, feminine/lɔʁ.ɲɛt/plural: lorgnettes
lorgnette is feminine in French.
lorgnette
“Au théâtre, nous occuperions une loge. En me penchant, je pourrais toucher le rideau. De toute la salle, on nous observerait, avec des lorgnettes.” — At the theatre, we would have a box. If I leant over, I would be able to touch the curtain. The whole auditorium would watch us through lorgnettes.
Related: regarder par le petit bout de la lorgnette
From lorgner (“to take a sidelong look at”) + -ette, analogous to lunette.