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loupe

noun

  1. a small cylindrical or conical magnifying device without handle
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /luːp/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French loupebor. English loupe Borrowed from French loupe.

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

    Pemulis owns stuff like philatelic forceps, a loupe, a pharmaceutical scale, a postal scale, a personal-size Bunsen burner […]

    pale gnomes, patient as lock-pickers, squinted through loupes, adjusting tremblers and timers with tiny screwdrivers and forceps.

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