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monocle

noun

  1. type of corrective lens
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑnəkəl/

noun

Etymology: 1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).

  1. A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
  2. A one-eyed animal.