spectacles

/ˈspɛktəkl̩z/ · noun

Meaning

Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.
(usually in the plural) 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.
An aid to the intellectual sight.
A spyglass; a looking-glass.
The brille of a snake.
A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

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