Binocle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Binocle is a noun meaning (archaic) A kind of double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
Meaning
(archaic) A kind of double-barrelled field glass or opera glass.
Example Sentences
Anna did not look at her husband; but, taking her glass, she gazed at the place where Vronsky had fallen. It was so distant, and the crowd was so dense, that she could not make anything out of it. She dropped her binocle, and started to go; but at that instant an officer came galloping up to make some report to the emperor. Anna leaned forward, and listened.
Word Forms
- binocles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dioptric, binocular, binocularity, jumelle, polyoptrum, doublet.
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