Found 2 items, similar to monocle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: monocle
monocle
n : lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in
place by facial muscles [syn:
eyeglass]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: monocle
Eyeglass
\Eye"glass`\, n.
1. A lens of glass worn in front of the eye to assist vision;
-- usually used in the plural, referring to a pair of
lenses fixed together in a frame, and worn resting on the
bridge of the nose, to improve the vision. A single
eyeglass in a frame is called a
monocle.
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2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
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3. The retina. [Poetic]
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4. A glass eyecup. See
Eyecup.
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