Monocle
/ˈmɑnəkəl/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.
- 2 lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles wordnet
- 3 A one-eyed animal. obsolete
Example
More examples"He wore a top hat and a monocle."
Etymology
1886, borrowed from French monocle, from Late Latin monoculus (“one-eyed”), from mono- (“single”) + oculus (“eye”).