bespectacled, monocled, spectacled
(adjective) wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass; āa bespectacled grandmotherā; āthe monocled gentlemanā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spectacled (not comparable)
Wearing spectacles.
Having the appearance of wearing spectacles, especially of animals.
• unbespectacled
• unspectacled
• bespectacled, four-eyed (slang)
Source: Wiktionary
Spec"ta*cled, a.
1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. Keats.
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. Spectacled bear (Zoƶl.), a South American bear (Tremarclos ornatus) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye.
– Spectacled coot, or Spectacled duck (Zoƶl.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.] -- Spectacled eider (Zoƶl.) See Eider.
– Spectacled goose (Zoƶl.), the gannet.
– Spectacled snake (Zoƶl.), the cobra de capello.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 September 2024
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Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
