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one lens for the eye too proud to admit both are failing.
means A single corrective lens worn in one eye socket, held in place by the muscles around the eye rather than by frames or arms.
from From Late Latin monoculus, "one-eyed" — built from Greek monos, "single, alone," plus Latin oculus, "eye." The same monos powers monologue and monopoly, and oculus stares out from binoculars and oculist. The word arrived in English in the 19th century, riding the fashion for the eyeglass it named — a piece of optics that managed to be both a medical aid and a badge of aristocratic disdain.
- single lens
- correct one eye, ignore the other entirely
- held by muscle
- stays in via permanent facial squint
- the pop
- surprise drops it from the eye dramatically
- class signal
- 19th-century badge of wealth and pretension
- the galleries
- name for the metal rim gripping the lens
for instance
sherlock holmes — arthur conan doyle's detective, famously depicted with a magnifying glass and monocle in illustrations