binocle

¹

[ bin-uh-kuhl ]

noun

1. binocular ( def 1 ).

binocle

²

[ bahy-nuhk-uhl ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of binocle¹

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

Origin of binocle²

pinochle

Example Sentences

Something seems to attract his gaze, for he holds the binocle steadily toward the south.

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

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Binocle, bin′o-kl, n. a telescope through which an object can be viewed with both eyes at the same time.

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

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