loupe
noun
- a small cylindrical or conical magnifying device without handle
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /luːp/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French loupebor. English loupe Borrowed from French loupe.
- 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.”
- A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.