| 释义 |
▪ I. loupe|luːp|
[Fr.: cf. loop n.4]
A small magnifier used by a watchmaker or jeweller.
1909in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1940C. McCullers Heart is Lonely Hunter (1943) ii. ii. 105 He noticed the distorted look of Kelly's right eye as it appeared through his watch⁓maker's loupe. 1949H. C. Weston Sight, Light & Efficiency iv. 122 Simple spectacle loupes are generally made to give a magnification of 21/4 or 2½. 1962R. Webster Gems II. xxxiii. 598 It is now possible to discuss the various types of simple microscopes, such as the ordinary magnifiers with which jewellers are so familiar. These magnifiers, or loupes as they are sometimes called, must be considered with two points of view in mind. 1964E. Bruton Finsbury Mob viii. 111 On an old kitchen table were a pair of jeweller's scales, a loupe,..various other bits of jewellers' paraphernalia, and a packet of detergent.
▪ II. loupe, louped
obs. forms of loop, looped. |