monocle
English edit
Etymology edit
1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monocle (plural monocles)
- A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
- (obsolete) A one-eyed animal.
Translations edit
a single lens
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
monocle m (plural monocles, diminutive monocletje n)
- monocle [from mid 19th c.]
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).
Noun edit
monocle m (plural monocles)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “monocle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.