All 3 Uses of
spectacle
in
The Awakening
- It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.'†
Chpt 27 (definition 1) *
- Venus rising from the foam could have presented no more entrancing a spectacle than Mrs. Pontellier, blazing with beauty and diamonds at the head of the board, while the other women were all of them youthful houris, possessed of incomparable charms.†
Chpt 39 (definition 1)
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- She says a wedding is one of the most lamentable spectacles on earth.†
Chpt 22 (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.