jeweler's loupe
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- noun
- /ˈdʒuːələrz luːp/
- Specialized
:
lupa de joyero
- Using a jeweler's loupe, she examined the intricate details of the watch's movement.
Examples
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He brought it to his face and peered at the grit with a jeweler's loupe.
Fiction book (2001) -
He had us use a jeweler's loupe to look at the cool icons.
Blog text (19) -
Anyone with a jeweler's loupe is gonna know that the stones are stolen and who you stole them from.
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Alfred takes the equestrian model and, with a jeweler's loupe, studies it carefully.
Fiction book (1991) -
Pushing himself back to the desk, he set the atlas and jeweler's loupe aside and opened the map.
Fiction book (1991) -
A point of blue light flared beneath the crystal lens of the jeweller's loupe.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bring your jeweler's loupe.
Blog text (23) -
Rummaging in a desk drawer produced an ornately decorated jeweler's loupe of antique design, which he set on the desk atop the sketch pad.
Fiction book (1991) -
Picking up the jeweler's loupe, he slid the sketch pad underneath the map as he had done before, then put the loupe to his eye, training it on the upper left region of the map where the area had been marked into squares on a grid.
Fiction book (1991) -
He inspected the gemstone closely through the jeweler's loupe to verify its quality.
Synonyms
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A small magnifying glass used by jewelers and watchmakers to see tiny details
A small lens that makes gemstones look larger so someone can see small details
A small magnifying glass used to look at gems or a half mask that covers the eyes
How Magnifying
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
jeweler's + loupe
Given the constituents, a learner who knows 'loupe' (a tool for closely inspecting small objects) and 'jeweler's' (belonging to or used by a jeweler) can directly infer the meaning: a small magnifying glass used by jewelers. The genitive construction and the compositional, domain‑specific relation are straightforward and follow common cross‑linguistic patterns, so the expression is immediately understandable from its parts.
Etymology
Jeweler's loupe names the tiny magnifying glass a jeweler holds close to one eye to make a gem or watch part look much bigger. Because it helps them see very small details, the term means 'a small tool for close inspection'.