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monocle

[mon-uh-kuhl] / ˈmɒn ə kəl /
NOUN
single eyeglass
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If not wanting my robot assistant/future overlord to have an image tool makes me an A.I. elitist, as Altman implies, then I will proudly fit myself for a monocle.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

A commercial artist added the top hat, monocle and cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

“People think you have to wear a ballgown, you have your monocle or your binoculars or whatever, and I don’t think it needs to be that way,” said Oshiki.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

“We did it under the name William Bowery. Very fancy. It sounds like a kind of Agatha Christie character that should be wearing a monocle with a big mustache.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Clare went to adjust his monocle but groped foolishly at the empty space in front of his eye socket.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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