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Webster 1913 Edition

Binocle

Bin′o-cle

,
Noun.
[F.
binocle
; L.
bini
two at a time +
oculus
eye.]
(Opt.)
A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double-barreled field glass or an opera glass.

Webster 1828 Edition

Binocle

BIN'OCLE

,
Noun.
[binus, double, and oculus, and eye.]
A dioptric telescope,fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once.

Definition 2024

binocle

binocle

English

Noun

binocle ‎(plural binocles)

  1. A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable the viewing of an object with both eyes at once; a double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.

French

Etymology

From Latin bi- ‎(“two”) + oculus ‎(“eye”)

Noun

binocle m ‎(plural binocles)

  1. pince-nez
  2. lorgnette

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Etymology

From French binocle, from Latin bi- ‎(“two”) + oculus ‎(“eye”).

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