loup
- noun
- /luːp/
- UK
:
lupa
- At the masquerade ball, she wore a delicate black loup over her eyes.
Examples
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She used a loup to examine the diamond closely.
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He always keeps a loup in his pocket for examining gemstones.
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The jeweler inspected the ring with a loup to check for flaws.
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The jeweler held the loup up to the light.
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To see the tiny details on the ring, the jeweler picked up a loup to examine the gemstone more closely.
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She used a loup to inspect the intricate designs on the vintage brooch.
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With the aid of a loup, he was able to find the small engraving on the inside of the pendant.
Synonyms
2
9.1
A small magnifying glass used by jewelers and watchmakers to see tiny details
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7.7
A small magnifying glass used to look closely at gems and watch parts
A small lens that makes gemstones look larger so someone can see small details
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Loup for a small jeweller's magnifying glass or a half-mask comes from French loupe, a small lens, and from French loup 'wolf' for the mask. A helpful way to remember the magnifier sense is that a loup helps you 'look' closely, and the mask sense hides the eyes like a wolf's face.