reticule

See also: réticule and réticulé

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French réticule, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin reticulum.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛtɪkjuːl/
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Noun

reticule (plural reticules)

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of reticle
2. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 606:

     Pléiade [...] lingered through another bottle of wine before producing from her reticule a Vacheron & Constantin watch

   • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:

     ...and Miss Pross, exploring the depths of her reticule through her tears with great difficulty, paid for her wine.

3. Cross-hairs in a bomb sight.
   • 2017: "The Legend of WWII’s Bombsight Rapunzel" by Eric Grundhauser

     ...her hair had been used to create the reticule in the famous Norden bombsight—a top-secret WWII targeting device.

Translations

bag made of net-like material

• Finnish: verkkokassi
• Japanese: 巾着 (ja) (きんちゃく, kinchaku)
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