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Definition of Monocled
1. Adjective. Wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass. "The monocled gentleman"
Definition of Monocled
1. Adjective. wearing a monocle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monocled
1. monocle [adj] - See also: monocle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monocled
Literary usage of Monocled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1913)
"... monocled me with a flattering air. "Capital idea, my boy!" he chuckled.
"When the Germans come, you're the sort of young feller to—er—swill 'em back to ..."
2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1887)
"Miss Raynham was talking to the monocled young man, who was replying in discreet
monosyllables which did not interfere with the gastronomic duties of the ..."
3. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon (1920)
"... where the spokesmen of the British Empire had their residence, monocled
diplomatists mingled with spry typewriters, smart amanuenses, and even with ..."
4. Belgium: A Personal Narrative by Brand Whitlock (1919)
"At several places the road was barred by wooden,, stone, or wire barricades, but
these our monocled Captain did not respect; he ordered the soldiers ..."
5. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1896)
"... abnormal interest in his excerpts from ancient personal and local history.
A monocled young exquisite, sucking the end of his cane, in a distant corner, ..."
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