monocle
1monocle — [ mɔnɔkl ] n. m. • 1746; « lorgnette monoculaire » 1671; monougle « borgne » XIIIe; bas lat. monoculus « qui n a qu un œil » ♦ Petit verre optique que l on fait tenir dans une des arcades sourcilières. ⇒ lorgnon ; carreau. Porter le monocle. « Le …
2Monocle — Beschreibung a briefing on global affairs, business, culture design Sprache Englisch Verlag Winkontent Ltd (Großbritannien) …
3monocle — (n.) single eyeglass, 1886, from Fr. monocle, noun use of adjective monocle one eyed, blind in one eye (13c.), from L.L. monoculus one eyed, from Gk. monos single, alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )) + L. oculus eye (see EYE (Cf …
4Monocle — Mon o*cle, n. [F. See {Monocular}.] An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds. [1913 Webster] …
5Monocle — (Monoccia), Pflanzen, deren männliche u. weibliche Blüthen auf ein u. demselben Stocke stehen, die 21. Klasse in Linnés Pflanzensystem …
6Monocle — (franz., spr. mǒnóckl ), s. Monokel …
7Monocle — (frz.), s. Monokel …
8monocle — ► NOUN ▪ a lens worn to improve sight in one eye. ORIGIN from Latin monoculus one eyed …
9monocle — [män′ə kəl] n. [Fr < LL monoculus, one eyed < Gr monos, single (see MONO ) + L oculus,EYE] an eyeglass for one eye only monocled adj …
10Monocle — For other uses, see Monocle (disambiguation). Joseph Chamberlain wearing a monocle A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct or enhance the vision in only one eye. It consists of a circular lens, generally with a wire ring around the …