Speciosity
Spe′ci‐os″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Speciocities (#). [Cf. LL. speciositas.] 1. The quality or state of being specious; speciousness.Professions built so largely on speciosity, instead o...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Specious
Spe″cious (?), a. [L. speciosusgood-looking, beautiful, specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F. spécoeux. See Species.] 1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasin...
Speck
Speck (?), n. [Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G. speck.] The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.Speck falls(Naut.), falls o...
Speck (2)
Speck, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.] 1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; ...
Speck (3)
Speck, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Specked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Specking.] To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to spec...
Speckle
Spec″kle (?), n. [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.] A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.An huge great serpent, all wit...
Speckle (2)
Spec″kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Speckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Speckling (?).] To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with s...
Speckled
Spec″kled (?), a. Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface.Speckled Indians(Ethnol.), the Pintos. — Speckled trout. (Zoöl....
Speckled-belly
Spec″kled–bel′ly (?), n.(Zoöl.) The gadwall.
Speckled-bill
Spec″kled–bill″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
Speckledness
Spec″kled‐ness, n. The quality of being speckled.
Specksioneer
Speck′sion‐eer″ (?), n. The chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber; — so called among whalers.
Speckt
Speckt (?), n. A woodpecker. See Speight.
Spectacle
Spec″ta‐cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. spectaculum, fr. spectare to look at, to behold, v. intens. fr. specere. See Spy.] 1. Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented t...
Spectacled
Spec″ta‐cled (?), a. 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles.As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. Keats.2. (Zoöl.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or p...
Spectacular
Spec‐tac″u‐lar (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show. “Spectacular sports.” G. Hickes.2. Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp o...
Spectant
Spec″tant (?), a. [L. spectans, p. pr. of spectare to look at.] Looking forward.
Spectation
Spec‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. spectatio.] Regard; aspect; appearance. Harvey.
Spectator
Spec‐ta″tor (?), n. [L. spectator: cf. F. spectateur. See Spectacle.] One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is personally present at, and sees, any exhibition...
Spectatorial
Spec′ta‐to″ri‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a spectator. Addison.
Spectatorship
Spec‐ta″tor‐ship (?), n. 1. The office or quality of a spectator. Addison.2. The act of beholding. Shak.
Spectatress
{ Spec‐ta″tress (?), Spec‐ta″trix (?) }, n. [L. spectatrix.] A female beholder or looker-on. “A spectatress of the whole scene.” Jeffrey.
Specter
{ Spec″ter, Spec″tre } (?), n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Spectrum.] 1. Something preternaturally visible;...
Spectioneer
Spec′tion‐eer″ (?), n. Same as Specsioneer.
Spectral
Spec″tral (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty.He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is not the man to spread light. F. W. Robertson.2. (Opt.) Of or perta...
Spectrally
Spec″tral‐ly, adv. In the form or manner of a specter.
Spectre (2)
Spec″tre (?), n. See Specter.