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monocle

[ mon-uh-kuhl ]

noun

  1. an eyeglass for one eye.


monocle

/ ˈɒəə /

noun

  1. a lens for correcting defective vision of one eye, held in position by the facial muscles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԴdz, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzo· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monocle1

First recorded in 1855–60; from French, noun use of adjective: “one-eyed,” from Late Latin monoculus “one-eyed,” equivalent to mon- “sole, one” + oculus “e;” mon-, eye
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monocle1

C19: from French, from Late Latin monoculus one-eyed, from mono- + oculus eye
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The ruthless military officer with the monocle and the swagger stick who sends his men to senseless death and/or turns traitor.

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In his earlier incarnations on the page and screen, the Penguin was a demented society swell whose signature accouterments were a top hat, a monocle and a trick umbrella.

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If God had intended the country to be ruled by elites, Hitler said at one rally, “we would all have been born with monocles.”

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“There’s a quote on our ‘about us’ page that says we’re removing the monocle from opera’s … rump, essentially.

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“Go ahead and put a monocle and top hat on him.”

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