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Spectacle :: Spectacle (n.) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light..

Hiatus :: Hiatus (n.) An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break..

Defectibility :: Defectibility (n.) Deficiency; imperfection.

Failure :: Failure (n.) Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops..

Inexertion :: Inexertion (n.) Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.

Dichromic :: Dichromic (a.) Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three..

Confute :: Confute (v. t.) To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.

Acatalectic :: Acatalectic (a.) Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse..

Defectuous :: Defectuous (a.) Full of defects; imperfect.

Badigeon :: Badigeon (n.) A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface..

Anopsy :: Anopsy (a.) Want or defect of sight; blindness.

Defect :: Defect (v. t.) To injure; to damage.

Patch :: Patch (n.) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty..

Unwise :: Unwise (a.) Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures..

Diminution :: Diminution (n.) Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record..

Infirmity :: Infirmity (a.) A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.

Incomplete :: Incomplete (a.) Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective..

Indefectibility :: Indefectibility (n.) The quality of being indefectible.

Imperfect :: Imperfect (a.) Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.

Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber..

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