Definition of monocle
: an eyeglass for one eye
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Mr. Peanut — the top hat-wearing, monocle-sporting legume that has been the face of Planters for nearly a century — will speak for the first time in animated advertisements that will hit Facebook this Tuesday.
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Origin and Etymology of monocle
French, from Late Latin monoculus having one eye, from Latin mon- + oculus eye — more at eye
First Known Use: circa 1858
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playDefinition of monocle for English Language Learners
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: a single round lens for one eye that helps people see and that is held in place by the muscles around the eye
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