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
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe shows up in the illusion of a business suit before revealing a real red-and-black suit (a collaboration between Thom Browne and costume designer Paul Tazewell), accessorizing with a monocle and bowler hat, a Marie Lichtenberg ring and a Vacheron Constantin watch.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025
Monáe arrived in a boxy suit, mixing pinstripes and solid colors with a bowler hat and timepiece monocle.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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
Before your monocle pops out at the price of the mains, remember this is by a hotel and priced accordingly.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Le, People.com, 6 May 2025
Monáe arrived in a boxy suit, mixing pinstripes and solid colors with a bowler hat and timepiece monocle.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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
Before your monocle pops out at the price of the mains, remember this is by a hotel and priced accordingly.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocle
Noun
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The glasses are expected to sell for $30,000 to $60,000.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a rule, monocles were a male accessory: If in need of an aid to vision, a woman would use spectacles or a lorgnette, a pair of glasses on a handle.—
Austin Grossman,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2019
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“Monocle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monocle. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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