Both Uses of
specter
in
Bleak House
- The purblind day was feebly struggling with the fog when I opened my eyes to encounter those of a dirty-faced little spectre fixed upon me.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- Here some shrill spectre cries out in a mocking manner, "Oh, good gracious!†
Chpt 34-36
Definition:
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(specter as in: specter of national poverty) a frightening or disturbing mental image or possibility
or:
a ghostly appearing image