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
reticule
(noun) a woman’s drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reticule (plural reticules)
A reticle; a grid in the eyepiece of an instrument. [from 18th c.]
A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material. [from 19th c.]
• crueltie
Source: Wiktionary
Ret"i*cule, n.. Etym: [F. réticule, L. reticulum, dim. of rete a net. Cf.Retina, Reticle.]
1. A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand. De Quincey.
2. A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or other instrument; a reticle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
