binocle

== English == === Etymology === From French binocle, from Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”). === Noun === binocle (plural binocles) (archaic) A kind of double-barrelled field glass or opera glass. === References === “binocle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Blincoe, bleocin, lebocin == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French binocle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈnɔklə/ Hyphenation: bi‧no‧cle === Noun === binocle m (plural binocles, no diminutive) opera glass 1975, Louis Couperus, "De binocle", in De Revisor, 29 (first published in 1920). field glass (binoculars) ==== Synonyms ==== (opera glass): lorgnet toneelkijker (field glass): veldkijker == French == === Etymology === From Latin bi- (“two”) + oculus (“eye”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.nɔkl/ === Noun === binocle m (plural binocles) pince-nez lorgnette (in the plural only) spectacles, eyeglasses, specs ==== Synonyms ==== (glasses): lunettes ==== Derived terms ==== binoclard (“four-eyed; four-eyes”) ==== Related terms ==== binocles ==== Descendants ==== >? English: pinochle === Further reading === “binocle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012