reticule

UK: /ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl/ US: (ret′i kyo̅o̅l′)

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ret•i•cule  (ret′i kyo̅o̅l′), n. 

1. a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
2. Optics reticle.

• Latin rēticulum reticle
• French réticule
• 1720–30

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reticule / ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl/ noun

1. (in the 18th and 19th centuries) a woman's small bag or purse, usually in the form of a pouch with a drawstring and made of net, beading, brocade, etc
2. a variant of reticle

Etymology: 18th Century: from French réticule, from Latin rēticulum reticle