All 3 Uses of
spectacle
in
Brave New World
- The spectacle of two young women giving breast to their babies made her blush and turn away her face.
p. 111.7spectacle = event that attracts attention
- For a moment the khaki mob was silent, petrified, at the spectacle of this wanton sacrilege, with amazement and horror.
p. 213.3
- The driver of the lorry pulled up at the side of the road and, with his two companions, stared open-mouthed at the extraordinary spectacle.
p. 248.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(spectacle as in: made a spectacle of herself) a notable or unusual event that attracts attention
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(2)
(spectacle as in: wore spectacles) an optical lens (generally in pairs as eyeglasses)