Complete Definition of "monocle"

English
wikipedia
Image:Chamberlain.jpg|thumb|right|man wearing a monocle

Etymology
through French, from mono- "single" and Latin oculus "eye"

Pronunciation
(Canada) IPA|/�m�n�k�l/

Noun
en-noun

  1. a single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye

Translations
French: monocle m

See also
glasses
spectacles

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Revision and Credits for"monocle"
  • 2007-07-15 02:35 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/70.114.56.61|70.114.56.61]] ([[User_talk:70.114.56.61|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:AutoFormat|AutoFormat]]

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