monocle

(mänə kəl)

noun

an eyeglass for one eye only

Origin: Fr < LL monoculus, one-eyed < Gr monos, single (see mono-) + L oculus, eye

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See monocle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An eyeglass for one eye.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Late Latin monoculus, having one eye

Origin: : Greek mono-, mono-

Origin: + Latin oculus, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • monˈo·cled (-kəld) adjective

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