spectacles (n.)

"glass lenses to help a person's sight," early 15c., from plural of spectacle. Earlier in singular form (late 14c.).

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mid-14c., "specially prepared or arranged display," from Old French spectacle "sight, spectacle, Roman games" (13c.), from Latin spectaculum "a public show, spectacle, place from which shows are seen," from spectare "to view, watch, behold," frequentative form of specere "to look at" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe").

bespectacled (adj.)

1742; see be- + spectacles.

specs (n.)

short for spectacles, 1807.

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Definitions of spectacles

spectacles (n.)

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision;

Synonyms: specs / eyeglasses / glasses

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speck

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spectacles

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