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Webster 1828 Edition
Specter
SPEC'TER
,Noun.
1.
An apparition; the appearance of a person who is dead; a ghost. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice.2.
Something made preternaturally visible.3.
In conchology, a species of voluta, marked with reddish broad bands.