reticule
/ˈrɛtɪkjuːl/
noun
- A small, drawstring handbag or purse, especially one used in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- The museum displayed a collection of antique reticules from the Victorian era.
- She carried a silk reticule embroidered with flowers to the ball.
- In the painting, the woman held a delicate reticule in her gloved hand.
- A grid or network of lines, especially in an optical instrument like a telescope or microscope, used for measurement or aiming.
- The telescope's reticule helped the astronomer pinpoint the star's location.
- The sniper used the reticule in the scope to aim at the target.
- He adjusted the reticule in the microscope to measure the cell's diameter.