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loupe

[ loop ]

noun

  1. any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.


loupe

/ ±ô³Ü˱è /

noun

  1. a magnifying glass used by jewellers, horologists, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of loupe1

1905–10; < French, originally an imperfect gem, a mass of hot metal ≪ Germanic; loop 3, lob 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of loupe1

C20: from French (formerly an imperfect precious stone), from Old French, of obscure origin
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My favorite thing to do was to look through the loupe at slides on the light box.

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After one softball game, he pulled three blueberry-sized precious stones out of a bag and handed them to Mr. Takemoto, who inspected them with a jeweler’s loupe.

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Buckley typically sports a T-shirt and a red lanyard holding his keys and a jeweler’s loupe; he collects impossibly rare Rolexes, but usually wears an Apple Watch.

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Too often, though, it’s fussed over, as if every syllable were held up with a jeweler’s loupe and assessed for shine and heft.

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“I don’t see anything that would be considered as a technological add-on to it,†Barrios said after a few moments of examining the rock with a silver loupe magnifier.

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