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noun
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
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loupe (luːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a magnifying glass used by jewellers, horologists, etc | |
| [C20: from French (formerly an imperfect precious stone), from Old French, of obscure origin] | |
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Loupe
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
loupe
"watchmaker's magnifier," 1909, from Fr. loupe.
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Medical Dictionary
loupe (l&oomacr;p)
n.
A small magnifying lens.
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Example sentences
Waters turns it over in his hand, then scrutinizes it under a magnifying loupe.
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