monocle

Etymology

Borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnəkəl/

Noun

monocle (plural monocles)

1. a single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye

See also

• glasses
• spectacles

Anagrams

• locomen

Pronunciation

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Noun

monocle m (plural monocles, diminutive monocletje n)

1. monocle

Etymology

From Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

Noun

monocle m (plural monocles)

1. monocle

Further reading

• “monocle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).