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All this, but no one thought to fuse a monocle with a watch the way Monáe and Browne did.—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 May 2025 Attached to the brim was a monocle that extended in front of her left eye.—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 May 2025 To complete the looks, a black bowler hat with a clock face monocle attached.—Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025 Singer and actor Janelle Monáe’s Thom Browne fit included a contrasting color suit, hat, monocle and cape adorned with the outline of a totally different suit splashed across it.—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for monocle
Word History
Etymology
French, from Late Latin monoculus having one eye, from Latin mon- + oculus eye — more at eye
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