binocle

English

Etymology

From French binocle, from Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”).

Noun

binocle (plural binocles)

  1. A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for binocle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French binocle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biˈnɔklə/
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  • Hyphenation: bi‧no‧cle

Noun

binocle m (plural binocles)

  1. opera glass
    • 1975, Louis Couperus, "De binocle", in De Revisor, 29 (first published in 1920).
      Reeds sloten enkele winkels in de Pragerstrasse en was het bedrijf gedaan en zag hij een opticien zijn bediende wijzen de luiken voor het raam te stellen, toen hij bedacht geen binocle te hebben.
  2. field glass (binoculars)

Synonyms

(opera glass):

(field glass):

French

Etymology

From Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”)

Noun

binocle m (plural binocles)

  1. pince-nez
  2. lorgnette
  3. (in the plural only) spectacles, eyeglasses, specs

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