as in glasses
a single round lens for one eye that helps people see and that is held in place by the muscles around the eye
His outfit for the party, consisting of a cape, tophat, and monocle, was sure to attract attention.
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Recent Examples of monocle
Colin Farrell’s Penguin Is Different From The Comics The original Batman villains were mostly made up of gangsters, and the Penguin first appeared in the early 40’s as a tubby man in a tuxedo and monocle, wielding a variety of gadgets inside his iconic umbrella.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Plus, no one has ever made a monocle look this cool before, and no one ever will again.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Rather, the mature audience member sports two monocles fused together, with little hooks behind the ears.
—Sarah Garfinkel, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
The Penguin, for instance, is a woman (Minnie Driver), whose purple top hat and tails and monocle are more for her cabaret act than a disguise.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Plus, no one has ever made a monocle look this cool before, and no one ever will again.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Rather, the mature audience member sports two monocles fused together, with little hooks behind the ears.
—Sarah Garfinkel, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
The Penguin, for instance, is a woman (Minnie Driver), whose purple top hat and tails and monocle are more for her cabaret act than a disguise.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocle
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Tracking the progress of the eclipse As well as a bonus sight for anyone watching through solar eclipse glasses, there's a good reason to look for sunspots.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Kendall Jenner clinks glasses with Billy Dec at the Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club in Nashville, Tennessee on March 13.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Monocle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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