1. A woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net, beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
   "She carried her dance card in a beautifully embroidered reticule"
    
2. A network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
   "The sniper aligned the reticule in his scope with the target";
   - reticle, graticule

Derived forms: reticules

Type of: bag, handbag, network, pocketbook, purse [N. Amer]

Part of: eyepiece, ocular

Encyclopedia: Reticule