binocle

¹ American  

[bin-uh-kuhl] / ˈbɪn ə kəl /

noun

1. binocular.

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binocle ² American  

[bahy-nuhk-uhl] / ˈbaɪ nʌk əl /

noun

1. a card game of the bezique family that is played by two persons with a 48-card pack, the lowest card of which is nine.

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Etymology

Origin of binocle¹

1690–1700; < French < Latin bīn ( ī ) bin- + oculus eye

Origin of binocle²

see origin at pinochle

Example Sentences

Geoffroy, because of the two large eyes, and without paying attention to the ocelli, named this larva the "feather-tailed binocle."

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various

I might be caught in the binocle, or engulfed in the whirlpool, or smashed up in the eddy.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John

Indeed, except for the nominal subjects of the legends, one sees nothing religious about them; the medallions, when studied with the binocle, turn out to be less religious than decorative.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

For a long time Vandover watched the boy turning the spokes back and forth, his eyes alternating between the binocle and the horizon.

From Vandover and the Brute by Norris, Frank

Here he plants his binocle on his nose, leans back and stares at me.

From Happy-Thought Hall by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir