binocle

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[ bin-uh-kuh l ]
/ ˈbɪn ə kəl /

noun

binocular(def 1).

Origin of binocle

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1690–1700; < French < Latin bīn(ī) bin- + oculus eye

Words nearby binocle

biniou, binky, binman, binnacle, binnig, binocle, binocular, binocular disparity, binocular fusion, binocular microscope, binocular rivalry

Definition for binocle (2 of 2)

binocle 2
[ bahy-nuhk-uh l ]
/ ˈbaɪ nʌk əl /

noun

a card game of the bezique family that is played by two persons with a 48-card pack, the lowest card of which is nine.

Origin of binocle

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see origin at pinochle

Example sentences from the Web for binocle

  • Something seems to attract his gaze, for he holds the binocle steadily toward the south.

    Trumpeter Fred |Charles King

  • Here he plants his binocle on his nose, leans back and stares at me.

    Happy-Thought Hall |F. C. Burnand

  • Picking up a binocle, which lay on the table, he turned to look toward Mt. HoodSublime!

    An Oregon Girl |Alfred Ernest Rice

  • Binocle, bin′o-kl, n. a telescope through which an object can be viewed with both eyes at the same time.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various