SPEARY
Spear"y, a.
Defn: Having the form of a spear.
SPECE
Spece, n.
Defn: Species; kind. [Obs.] Chaucer.
SPECHT
Specht, n. Etym: [See Speight.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A woodpecker. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Sherwood.
SPECIAL Spe"cial, a. Etym: [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. spécial. See Species, and cf. Especial.]
1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. A special is called by the schools a "species". I. Watts.
2. Particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon. Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as the special patron of the poor and the afficted. Atterbury. To this special evil an improvement of style would apply a special redress. De Quincey.
3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon.