The "awful contortion of the face produced by the constant use of an eye-glass." or monocle. Usually worn by slightly older gentlemen around the age that uncles ought to be. My uncle (Mon Oncle) wearing a monocle.From: Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. IV (Dec, 1851 - May, 1852) New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers. Pg 860.
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