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# spectacled

adjective (spectacled)

«spectacled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Spectacled means wearing glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#m1)
2. In animal names it means having rings or marks around the eyes that look like glasses, as in «spectacled bear» or «spectacled owl». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in story descriptions of characters («a spectacled old man»), and in science/nature lessons in animal names; it is a slightly old-fashioned, bookish word.

### Examples

- A spectacled teacher peered over her desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#x1)
- The spectacled bear lives in South America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#x2)
- The spectacled owl has white rings around its eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#x3)
- A spectacled boy sat reading in the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#x4)
- Spectacled flying foxes live in Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/#x5)

### Note

Comes from «spectacles» (an older word for glasses). Not connected with «spectacular». Mostly used before a noun: «a spectacled man».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spectacled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spectacled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spectacled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spectacled.html) on Mova free.