Monocle Definition

mŏnə-kəl
noun
An eyeglass for one eye only, typically a lens encircled by a frame with an attached cord.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
monocle
Plural:
monocles

Origin of Monocle

  • French from Late Latin monoculus having one eye Greek mono- mono- Latin oculus eye okw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed"), from mono- (“single") + oculus (“eye").

    From Wiktionary

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