loupe
/luːp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.05 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
noun
A type of short-range binoculars used by surgeons and dentists.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Pemulis owns stuff like philatelic forceps, a loupe, a pharmaceutical scale, a postal scale, a personal-size Bunsen burner […]"
- "pale gnomes, patient as lock-pickers, squinted through loupes, adjusting tremblers and timers with tiny screwdrivers and forceps."
- "The watchmaker himself, a white-haired éminence grise, was bent over his work, a jeweler’s loupe in his eye, when I walked in."
Etymology
Borrowed from French loupe.