reticule (n.)

  1. a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries

  2. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

    [ Syn: reticle , graticule ]

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