Reticule

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A drawstring handbag or purse.
  • n. A reticle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative form of reticle.
  • n. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand.
  • A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other instrument; a reticle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bag, originally of network, but later of any formation or material, carried by women in the hand or upon the arm, and answering the purpose of a pocket.
  • n. An attachment to a telescope, consisting of a network of lines ruled on glass or of fine fibers crossing each other.
  • n. Same as reticulum, 1.
  • n. [capitalized] In astronomy, same as reticulum, 6.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
  • n. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    handbag    purse    pocketbook    bag    network   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reticle    workbag   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    valise    handbag    knapsack    muff    basque    mitten    parasol    bootlace    sunshade    maniple