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单词 loupe
释义

loupe

[ loop ]
/ lup /
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noun

any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.

Origin of loupe

1905–10; <French, originally an imperfect gem, a mass of hot metal ≪ Germanic; see loop3, lob1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH loupe

loop, loupe

Words nearby loupe

loungewear, lounging, Lounsbury, loup, loupcervier, loupe, loup-garou, louping ill, Loup River, lour, Lourdes
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Example sentences from the Web for loupe

  • When your dog howled they thought him the Loupe Garoe who, so they believe, is half wolf and half man.

    The Rope of Gold|Roy J. Snell
  • The workman proceeds in this way, till he has melted enough of metal to form a loupe.

    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
  • This last word is represented in French by loupe, from which it is probably adapted.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various
  • Mayor Loupe introduced the President, who made one of his briefest speeches.

    Speeches of Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for loupe

loupe
/ (luːp) /

noun

a magnifying glass used by jewellers, horologists, etc

Word Origin for loupe

C20: from French (formerly an imperfect precious stone), from Old French, of obscure origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for loupe

loupe
[ lōōp ]

n.

A small magnifying lens.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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