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monocled

monocled

1 9.6
Wearing a single round eyeglass over one eye
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɒnəkl̩d/
  • Archaic
: monóculo
  • The monocled gentleman read the newspaper as he sat in the café.

Examples

  • No monocled individual standing over his victim?

    Blog text (24)

  • The monocled eye locked on Casimir.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He is ogling two bosomy actresses who are listening intently to the monocled British consul.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • At the party, a monocled figure captured everyone's attention with his stories.

  • The artist portrayed a monocled character in his latest painting, emphasizing his unique style.

Surface Forms

monocled positive

Morphology

monocled = monocle (transparent) = monocle + ed

Standard adjectival/past-participial formation from the noun 'monocle' meaning 'wearing a monocle' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Monocled comes from the part mono- meaning 'one' and a part meaning 'eye', so it literally means 'one-eye'. That's why monocled describes someone wearing a single round lens for one eye.