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Binocle

Binocle \Bin"o*cle\, n. [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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
binocle

1690s, from French binocle (17c.), from Latin bini- "two by two, twofold, two apiece" (see binary) + oculus "eye" (see eye (n.)).

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binocle

n. 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.

Usage examples of "binocle".

Vincent toe, die haar schertsenderwijze met zijn binocle begon te fixeeren, waarop Eline zich coquet achter haar waaier verborg.

Eline haar binocle op, om zijn donker gekleurd gelaat met den zwarten baard en de geloken oogen even te beschouwen.

Quant au binocle, que tu appelles, je crois, Rouxpainsel ou Ratpainsel, ou je ne sais comment, quel homme est-ce, je te prie?