Bible Dictionaries
Spectacle

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A spy-glass; a looking-glass.

(2):

(n.) Fig.: An aid to the intellectual sight.

(3):

(n.) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light.

(4):

(n.) Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Spectacle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/spectacle.html. 1828.