- spectre spec·tre
- spettro
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Spectre — Spec tre, n. See {Specter}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spectre — Specter Spec ter, Spectre 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; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spectre — spec|tre BrE specter AmE [ˈspektə US ər] n 1.) the spectre of sth something that people are afraid of because it may affect them badly ▪ The recession is again raising the spectre of unemployment. 2.) literary a ↑ghost … Dictionary of contemporary English
spectre — spec·tre … English syllables
spectre — spec•tre [[t]ˈspɛk tər[/t]] n. brit. chiefly brit. specter … From formal English to slang
Brocken spectre — Brocken specter Brock en spec ter or Brocken spectre Brock en spec tre [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter — Spec ter, Spectre 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; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The ghosts of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter bat — Specter Spec ter, Spectre 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; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter candle — Specter Spec ter, Spectre 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; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Specter shrimp — Specter Spec ter, Spectre 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; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brocken specter — Brock en spec ter or Brocken spectre Brock en spec tre [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English