Both Uses
spectacle
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
(Edited)
- His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice.
p. 8.9 *spectacles = eyeglasses
- Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles.
p. 12.9
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)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)