reticule

Etymology

From French réticule, from Latin reticulum, diminutive of rēte (“net”).

noun

  1. A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument.
    [H]er hair had been used to create the reticule in the famous Norden bombsight—a top-secret WWII targeting device. 2017, Eric Grundhauser, The Legend of WWII’s Bombsight Rapunzel
  2. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.
    Eleanor wore a green silk dress to bring out here eyes, with an ivory tatted collar and reticule to match. 1993, TC Boyle, The Road to Wellville, Penguin, published 1994, page 150
    Pléiade […] lingered through another bottle of wine before producing from her reticule a Vacheron & Constantin watch […]. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 606

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