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Noun: reticule  're-ti,kyool
  1. A woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net, beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
     
  2. A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
    - reticle, graticule

Derived forms: reticules

Type of: bag, handbag, network, pocketbook, purse

Part of: eyepiece, ocular

Encyclopedia: Reticule