English noun: reticule | |||
1. | reticule (artifact) a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse | ||
2. | reticule (artifact) a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument | ||
Synonyms | graticule, reticle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | network | ||
Part holonym | cross hair, cross wire | ||
Part meronym | eyepiece, ocular | ||