noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of spectacle form-of, plural
2. 2
   A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. dated, plural, plural-only

   "He needed to get new spectacles because his original ones had broken."

3. 3
   (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision wordnet
4. 4
   Synonym of pair (“score of zero runs in both innings”). plural, plural-only, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

eyeglasseseyeglassesglassesglassesspecsbifocals

Example

More examples

"Who is that gentleman in spectacles?"

Related phrases

Harry Potter spectaclesJohn Lennon spectaclesX-ray spectaclesflyaway spectaclesrose-colored spectaclesrose-coloured spectaclesrose-tinted spectacles

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