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Etymology
From F. #French|loupe.

Pronunciation
IPA|/lu�p/

Noun
en-noun

1. A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 264:
#*:pale gnomes, patient as lock-pickers, squinted through loupes, adjusting tremblers and timers with tiny screwdrivers and forceps.

1. A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.

Translations
trans-top|magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers
German: Lupe f, Vergrö�erungsglas n
Serbian: lupa, uveli�avaju�e staklo n
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trans-top|type of binoculars
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See also
lens
magnifying glass

French

Etymology 1
Uncertain origin, maybe from French stem lopp- or from Franconian luppe "steak".

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Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /lup/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /lup/

Etymology 2

Noun
en-noun|f

1. #Noun|loupe
2. knot

Synonyms
(knot): n�ud

Etymology 3
From louper

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. slang|lang=fr (old) laziness

Synonyms
flemme

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