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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sight \Sight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sighted}; p. pr & vb n. {Sighting}.] 1. To get sight of to see as to sight land; to sight a wreck. --Kane. 2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as to sight an object, as a star. 3. To apply sights to to adjust the sights of also to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight; as to sight a rifle or a cannon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sight \Sight\, n. [OE. sight, si?t, siht, AS siht, gesiht gesih?, gesieh?, gesyh?; akin to D. gezicht G. sicht, gesicht Dan. sigte, Sw sigt, from the root of E. see See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as to gain sight of land. A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i. 9. 2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes. Thy sight is young, And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle. --Shak. O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton. 3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility; open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space through which the power of vision extends; as an object within sight. 4. A spectacle; a view; a show something worth seeing. Moses said I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. --Ex. iii. 3. They never saw a sight so fair. --Spenser. 5. The instrument of seeing; the eye. Why cloud they not their sights? --Shak. 6. Inspection; examination; as a letter intended for the sight of only one person. 7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as in their sight it was harmless. --Wake. That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. --Luke xvi. 15. 8. A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as the sight of a quadrant. Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel. --Shak. 9. A small piece of metal, fixed or movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol, etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. --Farrow. 10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame or the like the open space, the opening. 11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as a sight of money. [Now colloquial] Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the best usage. ``A sight of lawyers.'' --Latimer. A wonder sight of flowers. --Gower. {At sight}, as soon as seen, or presented to sight; as a draft payable at sight: to read Greek at sight; to shoot a person at sight. {Front sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the muzzle. {Open sight}. (Firearms) a A front sight through which the objects aimed at may be seen, in distinction from one that hides the object. b A rear sight having an open notch instead of an aperture. {Peep sight}, {Rear sight}. See under {Peep}, and {Rear}. {Sight draft}, an order or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight. {To take sight}, to take aim to look for the purpose of directing a piece of artillery, or the like Syn: Vision; view; show spectacle; representation; exhibition. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sight \Sight\, v. i. (Mil.) To take aim by a sight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sight n 1: an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight" 2: anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television" or "they went to Paris to see the sights" 3: the ability to see the faculty of vision [syn: {vision}, {visual sense}, {visual modality}] 4: a device for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument 5: a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong" 6: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" 7: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited" [syn: {view}, {survey}] 8: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent: "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {slew}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}] v : catch sight of to perceive with the eyes: "caught sight of the kings men coming over the ridge."
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