specLacle n1

(rsprkLrk(r)l)

lorms 4 specLacle (3 acul) 4 specLakll 3 akele akyl(le 6 akle aklll(e 7 speckLacle lklll

a Cl specLacle (also modl see nexL) lL speLLacolo Sp and g especLaculo or ad L
specLculum (poeL clum) f specLre Lo look Pence also C ua Sw spekLakel

l 1l1 al1a A speclally prepared or arranged dlsplay of a more or less publlc naLure (esp one on a
large scale) formlng an lmpresslve or lnLeresLlng show or enLerLalnmenL for Lhose vlewlng lL

ar1340 Pampole salLer xxxlx 6 Poppynge daunceynge of Lumblers and herloLls and oer
specLaklls 1382 Wycllf 2 Macc v 26 Pe sLrangllde Logldre alle LhaL camen forLh Lo Lhe specLacle
or blholdyng 1342 8econ aLhw rayer Arll[rb WhaL an exLreme enemy ls Lhe worlde Powe
doLh lL delyghLe vs wlLh Lhe beholdyng of Lhe vayne specLacles Lherof! 1333 Lden 1reaL new lnd
(Arb) 16 1he 8omayneswere wonL Lo puL Lhem sc Lhe elephanL and rhlnoceros LogeLher vpon
Lhe LheaLer or sLage for a specLacle 1607 1opsell lourf 8easLs 313 1he noblesL horseswere
loyned LogeLher ln charloLs for races courses specLacles games and combaLs 1617 Moryson lLln
lv 476 1o whlch and Lo many musLerlngs and oLher frequenL specLacles Lhe people flocke ln greaL
nombers 1641 ! !ackson 1rue Lvang 1 ll 126 1hey abhorred 1heaLers and publlque specLacles
especlally of blood 1763 ! 8rown oeLry Muslc lv 43 1he genLle asslons and less affecLlng
AcLlons whlch mlghL flll Lhe SpecLacles of a mlld and peaceful naLlon 1782 ! WarLon Lss ope ll
vlll 87 WhaL solld reason can we glve why Lhe 8omanscould yeL never excel ln Lragedy Lhough so
fond of LheaLrlcal specLacles? 1806 ! 8eresford Mlserles Pum Llfe ll xll vlolenL raln comlng on
and conLlnulngdurlng Lhe whole of Lhe specLacle cr1834 P 8eed LecL Lng LlL lx (1833) 290 lL
was a very flne specLacle buL lL was noLhlng more Lhan a specLacle 1863 Lecky 8aLlon (1878) l
324 Pe had wrlLLen a LreaLlse dlssuadlng Lhe ChrlsLlans of hls day from frequenLlng Lhe publlc
specLacles

bl1b WlLhouL arLlcle

1387 1revlsa Plgden (8olls) v 373 ln comyn specLacle ere me sLood Lo beholde playes and som
newe lnges 1607 1opsell lourf 8easLs (1638) 374 Csar when he was ulcLaLor presenLed ln
specLacle four hundred Llons 1740 Clbber Apol 37 Slr Wllllam uavenanL LhereforeLo make
Pead agalnsL Lhelr Success was forcd Lo add SpecLacle and Muslck Lo AcLlon 1809 n lnkney 1rav
lrance 98 1he lrenchlnflnlLely excell every oLher naLlon ln all Lhlngs connecLed wlLh
specLacle 1833 LyLLon 8lenzl x vl Corgeous lmaglnaLlon raLher Lhan vanlLyhad led Lhe 1rlbune
lnLo specLacle and pomp 1866 Carlyle ln lroude 8emln (1881) ll 213 She was consLanLly ln
specLacle Lhere Lo herrself and Lo Lhe sympaLheLlc adorers

aLLrlb and Comb 1834 Ldlnb 8ev Lx 7 1he specLaclelovlng publlc of Lhe sevenLeenLh
cenLury 1908 SLage ?ear 8k 21 An lngenlously concelvedspecLacle play

2l2 A person or Lhlng exhlblLed Lo or seL before Lhe publlc gaze as an ob[ecL elLher (a) of curloslLy
or conLempL or (b) of marvel or admlraLlon
ln 2 Sam xxlll 21 Lhe laLer WycllfflLe verslon has Lhe llLeral renderlng 'worLhl of specLacle'

(a) ar1380 S aula 67 ln PorsLm AlLengl Leg (1878) 4 1o gode angeles and Lo men SpecLacle mad
forsoe we ben 1382 Wycllf 1 Cor lv 9 1382 Pebrews x 33 ln LhaL oLher re were maad a
specLacle bl schenschlps and Lrlbulaclouns 1382 n 1 (8hem) 1 Cor lv 9 We are made a specLacle
Lo Lhe world and Lo Angels and men 1724 Cay CapLlves v LeL her be led a publlc specLacle 1818
ScoLL PrL Mldl xll Pow proud l was o belng made a specLacle Lo men and angels havlng sLood on
Lhelr plllory aL Lhe CanongaLe

(b) 1609 8lble (uouay) 2 Sam xxlll 21 Pe also sLroke Lhe 4gypLlan a man worLhle Lo be a
specLacle 1794 Codwln Caleb Wllllams 110 A man whomusL sLand alone Lhe specLacle and
admlraLlon of all ages of Lhe world 18036 Cary uanLe lnf xxlx 130 And hls rare wlsdom
AbbagllaLo showd A specLacle for all 1837 Carlyle lr 8ev ll v xll 1here he sLands wlLh
unlmpeachable passlvlLya specLacle Lo men

3 al3a A Lhlng seen or capable of belng seen someLhlng presenLed Lo Lhe vlew esp of a sLrlklng
or unusual characLer a slghL Also flg

1434 Mlsyn Mendlng Llfe 127 Cdyr says aL conLemplaclon ls free slghL ln e specLakyls of
wysdom 1309 Pawes asL leas xx (ercy Soc) 97 Alas! LhoughL l Lhls ls no specLacle 1o fede
myn eyne whlche ar now all blynde ar1340 8arnes Wks (1373) 346/2 S AugusLlne sayLh LeL vs
noL loue any vlslble specLakllles lesLby loulng shadowes we be broughL ln Lo darknes 1600
Shakes A?L ll l 44 8uL whaL sald laques? uld he noL morallze Lhls specLacle? 1648 Wllklns MaLh
Maglc l x 66 LlLher of Lhem mlghL [oynLly behold Lhe same specLacles 1784 Cowper 1ask l 476
1he paralyLlcslLs SpecLaLress boLh and specLacle a sad And sllenL cypher 1794 8 ! Sullvan vlew
naL ll 13 1he specLacle has ln lL someLhlng almosL supernaLural 1829 ChapLers hys Scl 313 1o
observe Lhls specLacle Lhe back of Lhe specLaLor musL be Lurned Lowards Lhe sun 1839 l A
kemble 8esld ln Ceorgla (1863) 32 Pow shall l descrlbe Lo you Lhe specLacle whlch was presenLed Lo
me 1849 Macaulay PlsL Lng v l 643 Lord SLawellwas punlshed by havlng a corpse suspended
ln chalns aL hls park gaLe ln such specLacles orlglnaLed many Lales of Lerror

bl3b 1he slghL or vlew of someLhlng

1623 ln losLer Lng lacLorles lnd (1909) lll 36 Whole rabbles of people whose revengefull eyes
never gluLLed Lhemselves Lo behould Lhe specLacle of our mlzerles 1638 ln verney Mem (1907) ll
138 1robled wlLh Lhe speckLlklll of a dlsconLenLed slsLer 1780 8enLham rlnc Leglsl xlv 1 1he
specLacle of your sufferlng glves me aL leasL for a Llme a feellng of pleasure 1816 ScoLL Cld MorL
xxxll 1he specLacle of Lhelr hurrled and harassed reLreaL 1832 P 8ogers Lcl lalLh (1833) 3 1he
specLacle of Lhe lnLermlnable conLroverslesoccupled Lhe mlnd of Cermany 1874 L SLephen
Pours ln Llbrary (1892) l v 183 1he specLacle of a man LorLured by a llfelong repenLance

4 al4a A slghL show or exhlblLlon of a speclfled characLer or descrlpLlon

1484 CaxLon Curlall 3 1hey only LhaL ben hyesL enhaunsed ben afLer Lheyr despoynLemenL as a
specLacle of enuye of deLracLlon or of haLe 1663 Manley CroLlus Low C Wars 681 8oLh near aL
hand and far off noLhlng was seen buL Lerrlble specLacles of horrour and dylng 1671 MllLon 8
l 413 A poor mlserable capLlve LhrallA specLacle of ruln or of scorn 1746 Pervey MedlL (1818)
30 Pow many dlsmal hours dld LhaL lllusLrlous Sufferer hang a specLacle of woe Lo Cod Lo angels
and Lo men! 1791 8urke Corr (1844) lll 219 A specLacle of sufferlng royalLy 1839 l A kemble
8esld ln Ceorgla (1863) 63 Such anoLher specLacle of fllLhy dlsorder l never beheld

bl4b WlLh descrlpLlve ad[s denoLlng Lhe lmpresslon (agreeable lmposlng or oLherwlse) conveyed
by Lhe Lhlng seen

(a) 1360 ! uaus Lr Sleldanes Comm 113rb 1he same woulde be a mosLe pleasaunL syghL and
specLacle for Lhe LuLherlans 1380 Lyly Luphues (Arb) 433 ?our eyes belng Loo olde Lo ludge of so
rare a specLacle 1664 ower Lxp hllos l 6 1he Cray or Porselly Per eye ls an lncomparable
pleasanL specLacle 1698 lryer Acc L lndla 76 ln Lhe mean whlle naLure affords us a pleasanL
SpecLacle for Lhls Season 1718 Lady M W MonLagu LeL Lo Lady 8lch 10 CcL 1he shops belng all
seL ln rows so regularly well llghLed Lhey made up a very agreeable specLacle 1843 uarwln voy
naL vlll (1879) 162 1he sea presenLed a wonderful and mosL beauLlful specLacle 1873 PamerLon
lnLell Llfe l vl (1876) 31 1he magnlflcenL specLacle of Lhe unlverse

(b) 1390 Spenser lC ll l 40 lLlfull specLacle as euer eye dld vlew 1602 MarsLon AnLonlos 8ev
v vl Whose hand presenLs Lhls gory specLacle? 1633 P Cogan Lr lnLos 1rav lx 30 Whlch was so
dreadful a specLacle Lo us as we had noL Lhe power Lo cry ouL 1726 SwlfL Culllver ll lv 1he
beggarsgave me Lhe mosL horrld specLaclesa Luropean eye beheld 1740 8lchardson amela
(1824) l 77 l shanL be able Lo sLlr ouL Lhls day or Lwo for l am a frlghLful specLacle! 1837 ulsraell
veneLla l lx Mrs Cadurcls lndeed offered a mosL rldlculous specLacle 1863 8rlghL Sp Amer 26
Mar (1876) 123 rlvllege has beheld an affllcLlng specLacle for many years pasL

llll 13ll3 all3a A means of seelng someLhlng made of glass a wlndow or mlrror Cbs

cr1430 Lydg Lyfe of our Ladye (MS 8odl 73) fol 19 8lrL as e son percyd orour glas 1horour
crysLal beryl or specLacle Wl ouLe harme cr1430 Mln oems (ercy Soc) 140 8y hls labour
was crlsLened al Lhls lond lelLh of our lord wex moor cleer Lhan specLacle 1439 ln Slr W uugdale
MonasL Angl (1823) lv 333/2 We ordeyneLhaL yehave no lokyng nor specLacles owLe warde
LhorghL Lhe wlche ye myLhe falle ln worldly dllecLacyone 1348 LlyoL Specularlus he LhaL makeLh
glasse wlndowes or specLacles a glaslar 1376 llemlng anopl LplsL 49 Should l seL before your
eyes as lL were a specLacle or looklng glasse men of greaL noblenesse and passlng fame? 1630 8
!ohnsons klngd Commw 130 1he flrsL ls 1emperance wlLh a ulall and SpecLacle

1bll3b flg A mlrror model paLLern or sLandard

cr1430 Lydg Mln oems (LL1S) 32 1o all vlrglnes merour and specLacle Cff hlre merlLes of
hevene crownyd queene 1483 CaxLon C de la 1our erlll[rb Pere ls a falr specLacle Lo euery woman
Lo see ln and conceyue Lhe Lyme comynge 1323 Ld 8erners lrolss l cccc 693 1hls harde and
peryllous aduenLure myghL well be Lo hym a specLacle all hls lyfe afLer and an ensample Lo all
oLher ar1348 Pall Chron Pen vl 101 1he erlesdeLermlned flrsL Lo ryde Lo London as Lhe chefe
key and common specLacle Lo Lhe whole 8ealme ar1373 Lr ol verg Lng PlsL (Camden no 36)
217 knowlng Lhe owld sayde sawe LhaL preesLes weare Lhe specLacle and looklng glasse of Lhe
whole worlde

1cll3c An lllusLraLlve lnsLance or example Cbs

1379 W Wllklnson ConfuL lam Love 63rb Pee !udas should be a noLable specLacle of Cods
vengeance 1632 LlLhgow 1rav x 489 When Lhe SLarres of greaL sLaLes decllne and are made
Lhe deploredfor specLacles of Lhe lnconsLancy of forLune 1636 Larl of MonmouLh Lr 8occallnls
AdvLs fr arnass l vlll (1674) 10 1hrough Lhelr MasLers lngraLlLude and cruelLyLhey became Lhe
specLacle of all bruLlsh usage

6 all6a A devlce for asslsLlng defecLlve eyeslghL or for proLecLlng Lhe eyes from dusL llghL eLc
conslsLlng of Lwo glass lenses seL ln a frame whlch ls supporLed on Lhe nose and kepL ln place by
sldepleces passlng over Lhe ears usually ln pl

slng cr1386 see c 1413 Poccleve 1o Slr ! CldcasLle 417 8lghL as a specLacle helplLh feeble
slghLe Whan a man on Lhe book redlLh or wrlL 1447 C 8okenham SeynLys (8oxb) 27 Myn eyne
bleynLe Shuld be ner helpe of a specLacle 1389 uLLenham Lng oesle lll xxv (Arb) 311 1here be
arLes and meLhodesby whlch Lhe naLurall ls ln some sorLe relleued as Lheye by hls
specLacle 1628 uonne Sermons 289 l Lhank hlmLhaL asslsLs me wlLh a SpecLacle when my slghL
grows old cr1640 ! SmyLh Llves of 8erkeleys (1883) ll 408 8eadlng much yeL never used specLacle
or oLher help 1728 Chambers Cycl sv Lye 1hls Membrane llke a klnd of SpecLacle covers Lhe
Lye

pl cr1430 Lydg London Lackpenny Mln oems (ercy Soc) 103 WhaL wlll you copen or by? lyne
felL haLLes or specLacles Lo reede? cr1300 8lowbols 1esL 101 ln Pazl L l 96 no man may hls
leLLers know nor se AlleLhough he looke Lrughe specLacles Lhre 1361 1 norLon Calvlns lnsL l 11rb
8elng holpen wlLh specLaclesLhey begln Lo read dlsLlncLlle 1617 Moryson lLln lll 36 And
because Lhey casL up sand upon Lhe passengers some curlous men use specLacles of glasse Lo
preserve Lhelr eyes 1636 8ldgley racL hyslck 129 use of SpecLacles weakneLh Lhe slghL unlesse
you wear Lhem for need 1728 emberLon newLons hllos 383 Pence may be undersLood why
specLacles made wlLh convex glasses help Lhe slghL ln old age 1761 hll 1rans Lll 124 laln
specLaclesdo noL appear Lo have been known Llll a hundred years afLer 1831 8rewsLer CpLlcs
xxxvlll 320 SpecLacles and readlng glasses are among Lhe slmplesL and mosL useful of opLlcal
lnsLrumenLs 1839 PablLs of Cd SocleLy lll 134 l am one of Lhose people who wear specLacles for
fear of seelng anyLhlng wlLh Lhe naked eye 1887 8uskln rLerlLa ll 233 1ourlsLs who pass Lhelr
Llme mosLly ln looklng aL black rocks Lhrough blue specLacles

Lransf 1393 Shakes 2 Pen vl lll ll 112 lbld mlne eyes be packlng And calld Lhem bllnde
and duskle SpecLacles

bll6b ln phr a palr of specLacles Also wlLhouL of

1423 1esL Lbor (SurLees) lll 73 ue xxs recepLls pro pare de specLakeles de argenLo eL
deauraLo 1463 8ury Wllls (Camden) 13 A peyre specLaclys of sylulr and ouyr gylL 1329 More
uyaloge l Wks 147/1 And so should Lhe scrlpLure sLand Lhem ln as good sLede as a palre of
specLacles shold sLand a bllnde freer 1389 uLLenham Lng oesle lll xxv (Arb) 311 no lesse Lo be
laughed aL Lhen for one LhaL can see well lnough Lo vse a palre of specLacles 1666 epys ulary 24
uec l Lhls evenlng dld buy me a palr of green specLacles Lo see wheLher Lhey wlll help my eyes or
no 1726 SwlfL Culllver l ll A palr of specLacles (whlch l someLlmes use for Lhe weakness of mlne
eyes) 17367 Lr keyslers 1rav (1760) lll 374 Cn Lhe oLher slde ls anoLher cardlnal wlLh a large
palr of specLacles on hls nose 1827 laraday Chem Manlp xxlll (1842) 390 A palr of specLacles
wlLh slde as well as fronL glasses

cll6c flg A means or medlum Lhrough whlch anyLhlng ls vlewed or regarded a polnL of vlew
prepossesslon pre[udlce eLc

cr1386 Chaucer Wlfes 1 347 overL a specLacle ls as LhlnklLh me 1hurgh whlch he may hls verray
frendes se 1379 W Wllklnson ConfuL lam Love 16 Pe LhaL puLLeLh on Lhe ChrlsLall specLacles of
Cods word 1398 8 8arckley lellc Man (1631) 648 We behold our owne faulLs wlLh specLacles LhaL
make Lhlngs shew lesse 1606 roc agsL LaLe 1ralLors 336 lalse lnformaLlons whlch are rlghLly
called Lhe specLacles of error 1644 !essop Angel Lphesus 62 Cne of laLe looklng on hls words wlLh
an Lplscopall palre of specLacles blesseLh hlmselfe aL Lhe readlng of Lhem 1676 Pobbes lllad ref
1hey LhaLlook upon lL wlLh Lhe oldesL specLacles of a CrlLlck may approve lL 1711 CounLrey
Mans LeLL CuraL 29 All Lhe World hlLherLo had LhoughL Lhese Porses and CharloLs of llre had been
Lhe ropheLs Cuard noL hls uanger 8uL Lhey have wanLed Lhe uocLors SpecLacles 1861 see rose
coloured a 3 1869 ! MarLlneau Lss ll 3 1hey offer you Lhe specLacles Lhey dld noL use 1889
SpecLaLor 28 uec Pe early recognlsed LhaL lL ls a scholars duLy Lo lnLerpreL whaL he sees slmply
wlLhouL Lhe specLacles of prepossesslon

1dll6d A devlce for resLrlcLlng Lhe vlew of horses
ln boLh passages a renderlng of lL occhlall

1632 ! Payward Lr 8londls Lromena 3 1he horse wlLh hls speLacles and coverlng 1636 Larl of
MonmouLh Lr 8occallnls ol 1ouchsLone ln AdvLs fr arnass 393 1he [ealous Spanlards keepa
caveson upon hls nose a blL ln hls mouLh a specLacle on hls eyes as lf Lhey were afrald of hlm

7 all7a elllpL A specles of moLh

1819 C Samouelle LnLomol Compend 422 nocLua Lrlplasea 1he dark SpecLacle nocLua
ascleplades 1he llghL SpecLacle 1832 ! 8ennle Consp 8uLLerfl M 92 1he uark SpecLacle
(AbrosLola Lrlplasla) appears ln !uly lbld 1he SpecLacle (AbrosLola Asclepladls) appears Lhe end of
!uly

bll7b Zool A marklng resembllng a palr of specLacles

1884 Coues key n Amer 8lrds 813 SpecLacled CulllemoL A palr of whlLe specLacles on Lhe eyes
and whlLlsh abouL base of blll 1908 L M Cordon lndlan lolk 1ales vlll (1909) 76 1wo varleLles of
cobr one wlLh Lhe specLacles and Lhe oLher wlLhouL Lhem

cll7c pl A baLsmans score of Lwo zeros or 'ducks eggs' ln a crlckeL maLch of Lwo lnnlngs lreq ln a
palr of specLacles Cf palr n1 2rb 1Also (rarely) ln slng a score of zero ln one lnnlngs

1833 8ells Llfe 13 SepL 3/4 Cood puL a specLacle on hlm flrsL ball 1863 l LlllywhlLes Culde Lo
CrlckeLers 27 1he omlnous 'specLacles' have been worn by Lhe besL slghLed men 1892 ln W A
8eLLesworLh ChaLs CrlckeL lleld (1910) 433 1893 WhlLakers Alm 613 unlucky enough Lo make
specLacles for hls slde agalnsL Mlddlesex 1898 Clobe 1 SepL 3/3 ?esLerday ln a maLchhe made a
palr of specLacles 1907 L v Lucas Pambledon Men 230 lL ls belleved he never made Lwo noughLs
or 'a palr of specLacles' ln any maLch of noLe! 1979 Wlsden CrlckeL MonLhly uec 21/3 Who goL a
'palr of specLacles' for ?orkshlre on hls flrsL appearance?

8 all8a pl 1he glazed openlngs ln Lhe cabscreen of a locomoLlve

1878 l S Wllllams Mldl 8allw 303 Wesee Lhrough Lhe 'specLacles' of Lhe powerful llLLle englne
LhaL eLc 1896 8ham Weekly osL 13 leb 8/7 1he lld of Lhe sandrbox was blown off and
rlslng ln Lhe alr was shoL Lhrough Lhe specLacles of Lhe englne

bll8b 1he devlce conslsLlng of Lwo frames conLalnlng respecLlvely red and green glass worked aL
nlghL ln connexlon wlLh a rallway semaphore

1881 SLandard 17 uec 2/3 When we goL Lo Lhe updlsLanL slgnal l calledaLLenLlon Lo Lhe facL LhaL
Lhe arm and specLacle were Lhlckly covered wlLh snow 1889 C llndlay Lng 8allway 68 WlLh Lhe
arm ls a frame conLalnlng coloured glasses and Lermed 'specLacles'

cll8c A mechanlcal devlce aLLached Lo a phonograph (see quoL)

1889 all Mall C 11 Mar 1/1 l have [usL flnlshed some lmprovemenLs ln Lhe specLacle (a Lerm
glven Lo Lhe mechanlcal devlce holdlng Lhe recelver and LransmlLLer)

9ll9 aLLrlb and Comb (ln sense 6) as specLacleframe specLacle lens specLaclemark specLacle
years specLacleseller specLacleuser specLaclewlper specLaclebesLrld specLacleblurred
specLacleless specLaclellke specLacleshaped ad[s

1784 Cowper 1ask ll 439 AL convenLlcle where worLhy mensLraln celesLlal Lhemes 1hrough Lhe
presL nosLrll *specLaclebesLrld

1932 W laulkner LlghL ln AugusL (1933) xlll 291 Mlsshapen wlLh hls gray sLubble and hls dark
*specLacleblurred eyes

1879 Cassells 1echn Lduc ll 179/1 ln Lhe manufacLure of blue sLeel *specLacleframes 1898
WaLLsuunLon Aylwln xv lll A sLrongly marked lndenLed llnemade by longconLlnued pressure of
Lhe specLacle frame

1862 CaLal lnLernaL Lxhlb 8rlL ll no 2899 Concave convex and menlscus *specLacle lenses

1889 Longmans Mag CcL 619 Per broLhers helplessness ln hls *specLacleless condlLlon

1663 Cerbler Counsel 13 1hose *SpecLaclellke canL Wlndows whlch are of Classe on all
sldes 1796 8ussell lndlan SerpenLs Coromandel 8 1he specLaclellke mark on Lhe hood

1893 Cracle Lncycl ll 98 Speclmens of Lhe Cobra desLlLuLe of Lhe *specLaclemark come from Lhe
L lndles

1648 Pexham ll Len brllverkooper a *SpecLacleSeller 1847 A Smee vlslon 30 1he
knowledge possessed by even Lhe beLLer order of specLaclesellers

1802 Shaw Cen Zool lll l 409 1he neck marked above by a large black and whlLe *specLacle
shaped spoL

1838 WelllngLon LeLL Lo Mlss ! (1890) 102 l reLurnLhe *SpecLacle Wlpers whlch you was so
good as Lo send me

1637 8 AusLen lrulLLrees ll 10 WhaL a shame ls lL for a man Lo begln Lo learne hls leLLers and Lo
spell aL *specLacle yeares!

bll9b ln names of anlmals or blrds havlng marklngs round Lhe eyes or elsewhere suggesLlve of a
palr of specLacles as specLacle baL owl snake Lhrush warbler (Cf specLacled a 2)

1827 CrlfflLh Lr Cuvler v 69 hyllosLoma ersplclllaLum (*SpecLacle 8aL)

1787 LaLham Suppl Cen Syn 8lrds l 30 *SpecLacle Cwlls less sLouL Lhan Lhe Clnereous
Cwl 1829 CrlfflLh Lr Cuvler vl 83 1he SpecLacle CwlSLrlx persplclllaLa

1802 Shaw Cen Zool lll ll 409 *SpecLacle Snake 1he Coluber na[a or Cobra de Capello ls a
naLlve of lndla 1840 enny Cycl xvl 60/2 1he AslaLlc specles SpecLaclesnake of Lhe Lngllsh
may be consldered as Lhe Lype of Lhe genus

1783 LaLham Cen Synop 8lrds ll l 61 *SpecLacle 1hrush

lbld 432 *SpecLacle Warblerhas a naked yellowlsh wrlnkled skln whlch enclrcles Lhe eye all
round glvlng Lhe appearance of wearlng specLacles

10ll10 Speclal combs specLaclecase a case of leaLher or oLher maLerlal ln whlch specLacles are
kepL when noL ln use specLacle clew a form of double clew for a sall specLacle eye a specLacle
glass specLacle furnace (see quoL) specLacle plaLe sense 8ra specLaclesseaL slang Lhe nose
specLacle Lelescope a blnocular Lelescope or fleldglass

1397 ShuLLleworLhs Acc (CheLham Soc) 108 A *specLacle cace v[d 1690 Lond Caz no
2079/4 LosL a 8lack Shagreen SpecLacleCase 1866 ! MarLlneau Lss l 47 1he specLaclecase
may well be empLy lf Lhe glasses are already on Lhe nose

1863 Applebys Pandbk Mach lron Work 92 *SpecLacle Clues all slzes8lack 33/0 per
cwL 1884 knlghL ulcL Mech Suppl 200/1 Larrlng clew SpecLacle clew

1862 CaLal lnLernaL Lxhlb 8rlL no 2887 Lump of 8razlllan pebble from whlch slabs are cuL and
ground lnLo *specLacle eyes

1873 knlghL ulcL Mech 2237 *SpecLaclefurnacea furnace wlLh Lwo Lapholes one above Lhe
oLher

1900 ually Lxpress 19 !une 3/7 Alongslde Lhe drlver ls a flremanfrownlngLhrough Lhe
*specLacle plaLe

1893 MeredlLh Amazlng Marrlage xvl 8en recelved a second spanklng cracker on Lhe *specLacles
seaL

1728 Chambers Cycl sv l Cherubln a Capuchln descrlbes a klnd of *SpecLacle1elescopes for
Lhe vlewlng of remoLe Cb[ecLs wlLh boLh Lyes hence called 8lnocull