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Meanings of monocle in English

Portuguese
óculos
Catalan
monocle

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

óculos
Synonyms
Examples for "eyeglass"
Examples for "eyeglass"
1
The newcomer screwed in his eyeglass and looked deliberately round the room.
The Survivor
2
Morrie places the eyeglass case in a box with other filled bags.
Getting old is tres dangereux
3
Lord Arranmore bent the card in his forefinger, and dropped his eyeglass.
A Prince of Sinners
4
The Colonel put up his eyeglass and contemplated Jonah through the window.
Stella Fregelius: A Tale of Three Destinies
5
I always loved you in blue serge, and I adore your eyeglass.
The Cinema Murder
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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Translations for monocle
Catalan
monocle
Monocle through the time
Monocle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common