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5 words match “RETICULE”

RETICULE n. 2 definitions
A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or a little bag to be carried in the hand. De Quincey.
CABAS n.
A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; Hence, a lady's flat workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written caba. C. Bronté.
RETICLE n.
A reticule. See Reticule,2. [R.]
RETICULATE; RETICULATED a.
lane. -- Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece. -- Reticulated work (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.
WORKBAG n.
A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like.