monocles

noun

plural of monocle
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 monocles The prevailing motifs include Anglo-American boarding schools and college campuses, accoutrements with a romantic aura (billowing sleeves, melting candles), and analog artifacts (old compasses, monocles). — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monocles
  1. glasses
  2. spectacles
Noun
  • Divide the tomatoes evenly between serving glasses or small bowls.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Over breakfast one recent morning, Lee, wearing a white polo shirt and rimless glasses, spoke about the future with an air of sanguine curiosity.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of glasses
Noun
  • Two years after April 8, 2024’s North American eclipse, NASA is once again preparing to broadcast one of nature’s greatest spectacles live.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The vogue right now is for oversized sunglasses, in the same way that the vogue right now is for oversized spectacles (especially those made by Cutler and Gross).
    — Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectacles

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