SPECTRES

Noun

spectres

plural of spectre

Anagrams

• respects, scepters, sceptres, specters

Source: Wiktionary


SPECTRE

Spec"ter, Spec"tre, n. Etym: [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Spectrum.]

1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. Dryden.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The tarsius. (b) A stick insect. Specter bat (Zoöl.), any phyllostome bat.

– Specter candle (Zoöl.), a belemnite.

– Specter shrimp (Zoöl.), a skeleton shrimp. See under Skeleton.

Spec"tre, n.

Definition: See Specter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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