"reticule" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛtɪkjuːl/ Audio: en-us-reticule.ogg Forms: reticules [plural]
Etymology: From French réticule, from Latin reticulum, diminutive of rēte (“net”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|réticule}} French réticule, {{der|en|la|reticulum}} Latin reticulum Head templates: {{en-noun}} reticule (plural reticules)
  1. A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
    Sense id: en-reticule-en-noun-7YuYiPf4
  2. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material. Categories (topical): Bags Translations (bag made of net-like material): плетена чанта (pletena čanta) (Bulgarian), reticuul [masculine] (Dutch), verkkokassi (Finnish), réticule [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-reticule-en-noun-ysqEGRGY Disambiguation of Bags: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'bag made of net-like material': 7 93

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