All 3 Uses of
spectacle
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- We watch ourselves, and the mere wonder of the spectacle enthralls us.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1) *
- …debauchery, and who received Leonora of Aragon in a pavilion of white and crimson silk, filled with nymphs and centaurs, and gilded a boy that he might serve at the feast as Ganymede or Hylas; Ezzelin, whose melancholy could be cured only by the spectacle of death, and who had a passion for red blood, as other men have for red wine—the son of the Fiend, as was reported, and one who had cheated his father at dice when gambling with him for his own soul; Giambattista Cibo, who in mockery…†
Chpt 11 (definition 1)
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- I at once pictured to myself a creature with spectacles and lank hair, horribly freckled, and tramping about on huge feet.†
Chpt 1 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (spectacle) a notable or unusual event that attracts attention
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(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus) The term spectacles is also used to refer to eyeglasses.