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View synonyms for reticule
reticule
[ ret-i-kyool ]
reticule
/ ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl /
noun
- (in the 18th and 19th centuries) a woman's small bag or purse, usually in the form of a pouch with a drawstring and made of net, beading, brocade, etc
- a variant of reticle
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reticule1
C18: from French réticule , from Latin rēticulum reticle
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Example Sentences
Tessa Wadsworth lingered with her reticule, three parcels, a parasol, and Sartor Resartus in her hands.
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Mrs. Owen had placed carefully under a weight a paper she had taken from her reticule.
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Miss Boyle fumbled among her voluminous skirts for her reticule, and pulled it open.
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Empty of Mrs. Barker, empty of her dressing-box, her reticule and shawl.
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Each of them is as large nearly as a lady's reticule, and looks as if it had been brought up in a nursery to itself.
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