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

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Example Sentences

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binocle

There was a whirlpool, a rock eddy, and a binocle within a mile.

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

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 Henry Adams

Picking up a binocle, which lay on the table, he turned to look toward Mt.

From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Alfred Ernest Rice

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

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

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 John Burroughs

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