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Meanings of monocle in English

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monocle

Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles.

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        Usage of monocle in English
        1
        He put a monocle in his eye, summoned a steward, and explained:
        Tell England / A Study in a Generation
        2
        Presently he leaned forward slightly and the monocle dropped from his eye.
        The Right of Way — Volume 01
        3
        Upon the question he let his monocle fall and seemed to consider.
        Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
        4
        He brought the glare of his monocle to bear full upon her.
        The Coast of Chance
        5
        Screwing his monocle in his eye, he began to stare pretty consistently.
        The Secrets of the German War Office
        6
        The deputy with the monocle smiled from his place by the notice-board.
        Wizard and glass
        7
        The monocle dropped from his eye, and his face went suddenly white.
        A Mating in the Wilds
        8
        In his left eye, attached to a cord, he wore a monocle.
        The Prince and Betty
        9
        Patrick Lovell screwed his monocle into his eye and regarded her dispassionately.
        The Hermit of Far End
        10
        He carried a bulky notebook, and, tapping his teeth with his monocle:
        Dope
        11
        Mr Ffolliot asked, fixing his monocle and staring steadily at his mother-in-law.
        The Ffolliots of Redmarley
        12
        Goodenough went next, peering through that window-pane monocle like a deep-sea fish.
        Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
        13
        Behind his monocle, his keen, mocking glance seemed like a taunting smile.
        His Excellency the Minister
        14
        The man with the monocle was smug with the self-satisfaction of his tribe.
        The Highgrader
        15
        Then he looked at the three through his monocle and said:
        The Emerald City of Oz
        16
        He had a monocle in his right eye which he kept adjusting nervously.
        Secret Armies / The New Technique of Nazi Warfare
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        Catalan
        monocle
        Monocle through the time
        Monocle across language varieties
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