loupe

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He was sitting at a table covered by a gray velvet cloth upon which lay a jeweler's loupe, a set of calipers, a small but expensive-looking chrome weighing scale, and an electronic calculator.

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  1. noun A small magnifying glass usually set in an eyepiece and used chiefly by watchmakers and jewelers.

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  • Maura took a deep breath and slowly and precisely told5 Roy everything, glad of something to take her mind off Terry Petherick. —  Dangerous Lady
  • Pushing aside the loupe, the Collector looked up and rested his eyes on the book by his hand. —  Song of Time
  • He was sitting at a table covered by a gray velvet cloth upon which lay a jeweler's loupe, a set of calipers, a small but expensive-looking chrome weighing scale, and an electronic calculator. —  The Body Ricardo
  • Lee watched in awe as the Asian began meticulously examining each stone through the loupe, then setting it aside in one place or another on the velvet. —  The Body Ricardo
  • On his bald head was a headband loupe, and he held a light in one hand. —  Dance Of Death
 

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  1. French, from Old French, flawed gem, probably of Germanic origin.

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  1. Also loop; from French loupe, a knob, lump, wen, etc.
 

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