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monocle
This term carries a strong connotation of upper-class status, eccentricity, or antiquated formality. In modern usage, it is rarely used to describe a functional medical device and is instead frequently employed as a visual shorthand in literature and film to signal a character's wealth, arrogance, or membership in a bygone aristocratic era.
Because it is a physical object, it follows standard countability rules. It is distinct from spectacles or glasses in that it is designed for only one eye, often implying a specific social performance or a particular aesthetic of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Meanings
Examples
The elderly aristocrat adjusted his monocle before reading the letter.
He wore a gold rimmed monocle that gave him a scholarly appearance.
He wore a gold rimmed monocle that gave him a scholarly appearance.
The detective peered through his monocle to examine the tiny fiber.
A monocle is rarely seen in modern fashion but remains a symbol of the Victorian era.
The villain smoothed his mustache and glared through a polished monocle.
The royal advisor held a monocle to his eye to inspect the ancient map.