spectacle
- Noun. Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock.
- Noun. (usually, in plural) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.
- Noun. (figuratively) An aid to the intellectual sight.
- Noun. (obsolete) A spyglass; a looking-glass.
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