reticule
English
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Etymology
From French réticule, from Latin reticulum, diminutive of rēte (“net”).
Pronunciation
Noun
reticule (plural reticules)
- A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument. [from 18th c.]
- 2017: "The Legend of WWII’s Bombsight Rapunzel" by Eric Grundhauser
- [H]er hair had been used to create the reticule in the famous Norden bombsight—a top-secret WWII targeting device.
- 2017: "The Legend of WWII’s Bombsight Rapunzel" by Eric Grundhauser
- A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material. [from 19th c.]
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book 3, Chapter 8,[1]
- Miss Pross, exploring the depths of her reticule through her tears with great difficulty, paid for her wine.
- 1993, TC Boyle, The Road to Wellville, Penguin, published 1994, page 150:
- Eleanor wore a green silk dress to bring out here eyes, with an ivory tatted collar and reticule to match.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 606,[2]
- Pléiade […] lingered through another bottle of wine before producing from her reticule a Vacheron & Constantin watch […] .
- 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book 3, Chapter 8,[1]
Translations
reticle — see reticle
bag made of net-like material
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