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reticule

noun
/ˈɹɛtɪkjuːl/

Etymology

From French réticule, from Latin rēticulum, diminutive of rēte (“net”). Doublet of reticle, reticulum, and Reticulum.

  1. derived from rēticulum
  2. borrowed from réticule

Definitions

  1. A reticle

    A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.

    • [H]er hair had been used to create the reticule in the famous Norden bombsight—a top-secret WWII targeting device.

  2. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.

    • She carries some small litter in a reticule which she calls her documents, principally consisting of paper matches and dry lavender.

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Derived

reticulated, reticulation, reticuled

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for reticule. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA