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Definition of "monocle" []

  • An eyeglass for one eye. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "monocle" in a sentence
  • "Boingboing posted an image of a half-veil with a built-in monocle, which I passed along to SuRa, who then did this fabo drawing."
  • "Upon his monocle are the dried deposits of sauces that no French chef will ever stir again."
  • "The monocle was a British institution, and he would as soon have denied the divine right of kings as question an Englishman's right to wear what he pleased in his eye."