"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: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of 'bag made of net-like material': 2 98

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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