Reticule

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrÉ›tɪkjuːl/

Origin

French réticule, from Latin reticulum.

Full definition of reticule

Noun

1. Alternative form of reticle
2. A small women's bag made of a woven net-like material.
• 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 606:Pléiade ... lingered through another bottle of wine before producing from her reticule a Vacheron & Constantin watch
• 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities:...and Miss Pross, exploring the depths of her reticule through her tears with great difficulty, paid for her wine.

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• crueltie