reticle, reticule, graticule
(noun) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reticle (plural reticles)
A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment
(obsolete) Alternative form of reticule (“a little bag”)
Used in form “have somebody or something in one’s reticle”, meaning “to be targeting somebody or something”.
• clerite, tercile, tiercel
Source: Wiktionary
Ret"i*cle, n. Etym: [See Reticule.]
1. A small net.
2. A reticule. See Reticule,2. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
