Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An eyeglass for one eye.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A monoculous or one-eyed animal; a monocule.
- n. A glass for one eye; a single eye-glass.
- n. In photography, an uncorrected spectacle-lens, usually periscopic, of about 1½ inches diameter, and of a focus of 2 inches and upward. It is necessary to make correction in focussing since the lens has both a chemical and a visual focus. For ordinary landscape work this correction may be made by means of the formula f=f0.02, which is practically one fiftieth of the focus. This is only applicable when the lens is working at its equivalent focus.
Woodbury, Encyc. Dict. of Photog., p. 290.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An eyeglass for one eye.
WordNet 3.0
- n. lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
Etymologies
- From French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus ("one-eyed"), from mono- ("single") + oculus ("eye"). (Wiktionary)
- French, from Late Latin monoculus, having one eye : Greek mono-, mono- + Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Boingboing posted an image of a half-veil with a built-in monocle, which I passed along to SuRa, who then did this fabo drawing.”
“Upon his monocle are the dried deposits of sauces that no French chef will ever stir again.”
“The monocle was a British institution, and he would as soon have denied the divine right of kings as question an Englishman's right to wear what he pleased in his eye.”
“For those who aren't up to speed on obsolete eyewear, the monocle is a circular corrective lens attached to the wearer's clothing by a string and was popular with upper-class men as well as German military officers during World War I.”
“The "monocle" feature originally surfaced as a hidden gem within Yelp 3.0.”
“It’s the “proper headwear” that should tell you exactly what kind of monocle through which The Chap views its world.”
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“Ignoring it for the moment, I whipped out my monocle and peered towards the hut.”
“After spotting him with my monocle I only needed one shot.”
“If we're to believe this article in the Financial Post, comics are a fantastic investment opportunity whose major drawback is the threat of the "middle-aged, pot-bellied delegates dressed in spandex superhero outfits" the monocle-wearing gentry might encounter while prospecting for paper gold at conventions.”
“Don't forget your monocle and porcelain dinnerware!”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘monocle’.
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 126 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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Steampunk
Words used quite often in steampunk
ansible, airship, chymical, valve, clockwork, dirigible, thaumaturgy, copper, bronze, difference engine, gear, rivets and 516 more...
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mono-
single; alone; one
monoclinal, monochloride, monolayer, mononucleosis, monolith, monolithic, monograph, monochrome, monogram, monotreme, monocle
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intueri's Words
inveigle, dolorous, archly, feckless, resplendent, concatenation, peripatetic, delightful, cookie, fey, ephemeral, effervescent and 347 more...
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thing
apron, lard, clove, camphor, alfalfa, amber, caraway, juniper, kohl, lute, shale, glyph and 142 more...
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Tunie: Word Disassociation
(I'm fairly sure that I'm subverting the whole concept of the Tunie by listing this song. Subversion! Yes! HA HA HA HA! Mine is an evil laugh!!!)
Word Disassociation
antidisestablishm..., quickly, ruby, bionic, about, crouch, a cappella, imposter, flames, distraction, murderous, over and 181 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (M)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
mace, macintosh, madras, magenta, magic 8 ball, magma, mahogany, maiden, mail, mainsail, maize, malachite and 169 more...
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colleen's words ii
sibilant, sundry, spindle, distaff, device, mortar, pestle, scythe, flail, thresh, frown, elementary and 495 more...
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theastic's Words
cellar, stalemate, wrought, opal, tyrant, squelch, squab, linen, tartan, paisley, scope, siren and 395 more...
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Allographic Homophones
Words that can be pronounced identically but are spelled differently. I've started with unusual or extensive sets. In some of these sets, no one speaker would pronounce them all the same. I've trie...
air, are, ayr, ayre, e'er, ere, err, eyre, heir, apatite, appetite, picnic and 226 more...
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Rilakkuma's list
The Velvetine Ruffians
gamine, waif, ruffian, villain, rake, libertine, velvetine, luminary, nom de plume, street urchin, epicurean, eventide and 256 more...
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elizacole's Words
isomorphic, endemic, tmesis, fillip, antedate, avoirdupois, jeremiad, hypnagogic, antediluvian, fuck, reification, raconteur and 251 more...
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kewpid's Words
moleskine, araldite, dessicate, cellar door, grotesque, fallacy, vendetta, raindrop, panacea, ethereal, hircus, treppenwitz and 446 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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norrell's Words
hush, dove, euphoria, nebulae, bryn mawr, darling, phoenix, nape, cream, butterscotch, cosmos, frost and 190 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for monocle.
reesetee But I'd get a headache from squinting to keep it in place. Jun 4, 2008
kewpid Well overdue for a comeback. Jun 4, 2008
brtom ... my monocle bent towards asphalt
Andrew Lundwall, on the communal As/Is Dec 21, 2006