All 4 Uses of
spectacle
in
Notes from the Underground
- He had meanwhile settled himself at his table, put on his spectacles and taken up some sewing.†
Chpt 2.8
- Apollon, who had already sat down to his work and put on his spectacles again, at first glanced askance at the money without speaking or putting down his needle; then, without paying the slightest attention to me or making any answer, he went on busying himself with his needle, which he had not yet threaded.†
Chpt 2.9
- Having threaded his needle he deliberately got up from his seat, deliberately moved back his chair, deliberately took off his spectacles, deliberately counted the money, and finally asking me over his shoulder: "Shall I get a whole portion?" deliberately walked out of the room.†
Chpt 2.9 *
- Is it a grand spectacle?†
Chpt 1.8 *
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)