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noun
- a small purse or bag, originally of network but later of silk, rayon, etc.
- Optics. reticle.
noun
- (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
- a variant of reticle
“a ladies’ small bag,” 1801, from French réticule (18c.) “a net for the hair, a reticule,” from Latin reticulum “a little net, network bag” (see reticulate (adj.)).