Meaning of reticule | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
2. A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. A drawstring handbag or purse.
4. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.
5. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material
6. A reticle.
7. (Clothing & Fashion) (in the 18th and 19th centuries) a woman's small bag or purse, usually in the form of a pouch with a drawstring and made of net, beading, brocade, etc
8. (General Physics) a variant of reticle
9. a small purse or bag, orig. of network but later of fabric.
10. reticle.

Equivalents

Examples

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

“When reading the note, and arriving at an assurance of Helen's absence, Lady Anne had indignantly crushed it in her hand, and thrust it into her reticule, but, on her return home, whilst Fanchette was industriously employed upon her hair with the invaluable liquid dye, she drew out the rumpled paper, and read the concluding paragraph.”

“Major Arthur Pendennis, arrived in due time at Fairoaks, after a dreary night passed in the mail-coach, … where a widow lady, opposite, had not only shut out the fresh air by closing all the windows of the vehicle, but had filled the interior with fumes of Jamaica rum and water, which she sucked perpetually from a bottle in her reticule […]”

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

“Miss Pross, exploring the depths of her reticule through her tears with great difficulty, paid for her wine.”

“Eleanor wore a green silk dress to bring out here eyes, with an ivory tatted collar and reticule to match.”

“Pléiade […] lingered through another bottle of wine before producing from her reticule a Vacheron & Constantin watch […].”

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