monocle — [ mɔnɔkl ] n. m. • 1746; « lorgnette monoculaire » 1671; monougle « borgne » XIIIe; bas lat. monoculus « qui n a qu un œil » ♦ Petit verre optique que l on fait tenir dans une des arcades sourcilières. ⇒ lorgnon ; carreau. Porter le monocle. « Le … Encyclopédie Universelle
Monocle (comics) — Monocle Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appe … Wikipedia
Monocle — Beschreibung a briefing on global affairs, business, culture design Sprache Englisch Verlag Winkontent Ltd (Großbritannien) … Deutsch Wikipedia
monocle — (n.) single eyeglass, 1886, from Fr. monocle, noun use of adjective monocle one eyed, blind in one eye (13c.), from L.L. monoculus one eyed, from Gk. monos single, alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )) + L. oculus eye (see EYE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Monocle — Mon o*cle, n. [F. See {Monocular}.] An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Monocle — (Monoccia), Pflanzen, deren männliche u. weibliche Blüthen auf ein u. demselben Stocke stehen, die 21. Klasse in Linnés Pflanzensystem … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Monocle — (franz., spr. mǒnóckl ), s. Monokel … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Monocle — (frz.), s. Monokel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
monocle — ► NOUN ▪ a lens worn to improve sight in one eye. ORIGIN from Latin monoculus one eyed … English terms dictionary
monocle — [män′ə kəl] n. [Fr < LL monoculus, one eyed < Gr monos, single (see MONO ) + L oculus,EYE] an eyeglass for one eye only monocled adj … English World dictionary
Monocle — For other uses, see Monocle (disambiguation). Joseph Chamberlain wearing a monocle A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct or enhance the vision in only one eye. It consists of a circular lens, generally with a wire ring around the … Wikipedia
