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  • 1. monocled
  • Monocled in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. monocled
  • Monocled in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology

1. monocled

adjective. wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass.

Synonyms

  • spectacled
  • bespectacled
  • decorated

Antonyms

  • plain
  • unclothed
  • unornamented
  • untufted

Etymology

  • -ed (English)
  • -od (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • monocle (English)
  • monocle (French)

Sentences with monocled


1. Verb, past tense
Spectacled cobras -- long favorites of snake charmers -- have eyespots on the dorsal side of their hoods; meanwhile, monocled cobras have only one eyespot, on the rear of their hoods.

2. Verb, past participle
One important difference between the two species is that the monocled cobra has morphological adaptations that allow it to spit venom accurately, while the spectacled cobra does not have the specialized fangs necessary to do so.

3. Adjective
The spectacled cobra is found throughout the Indian subcontinent, while the monocled cobra is found to the east, as far as Thailand.

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