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monocle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mon·o·cle /ˈmɒnəkəl $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable]  MDDCBa round piece of glass that you put in front of one eye to help you see better 单片眼镜4  See picture of 见图 monocle
Examples from the Corpus
monocleHe wore riding boots and a monocle and his face was made shapeless by duelling scars.Lois made a monocle and stared through its center.The colonel, monocle in place, once again briefed them from his motionless horse.He lit a fresh cigarette, screwed his monocle more firmly into his eye, and took out his pen.Protective monocles were squeezed into the orbits of the combatants' eyes.Aristocratic with the ridiculous monocle they all affected, and a coldness behind the smile that could chill your heart.Every morning the monocle is hung round my neck and remains there until bedtime.The monocle caused the moon to shrink in size by blocking out the rooftop on the horizon.
Origin monocle (1800-1900) French Late Latin monoculus one-eyed, from Latin mono- ( → MONO-) + oculus eye
mon·o·cle nounChineseSyllable
of front that Corpus a piece round in of glass put you


monocle
monocle /ˈmɒnəkəl $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: Late Latin monoculus 'one-eyed', from Latin mono- ( mono-) + oculus 'eye'
a round piece of glass that you put in front of one eye to help you see better


mon·ocleBrE /ˈmɒnəkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːnəkl/ 🔊 nouna single glass lens for one eye, held in place by the muscles around the eye and used by people in the past to help them see clearly 单片眼镜