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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

Just like Chris Eubank Sr did with Nigel Benn during their rivalry in the 1990s, Jr – minus his father's monocle and jodhpurs - seems to know which buttons will inflame an opponent.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

“There’s a quote on our ‘about us’ page that says we’re removing the monocle from opera’s … rump, essentially.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

“No, and neither does a screwball like you,” George said, looking at the watering eye behind the monocle and the moistness at the mouth of the beard.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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