sight
/saɪt/ noun A1- The sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see. · Sight is a precious gift.· He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
- An act, instance, opportunity or possibility of seeing; the perception of objects by the eye; view (see also idiomatic expressions such as in sight, out of sight, catch sight of, etc.) · The sight of him in his new uniform made us all proud.· I need to have sight of the certificate before proceeding.
- Something seen. · The sight in front of me seemed somehow familiar.
- Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad. · We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.· You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!
- A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target; see also in one's sights.
- A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained. · the sight of a quadrant
- a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative. · a sight of money· This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
- 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, the open space, the opening.
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This entertaining sight brought the people in crowds to laugh at it, till the Ass, not liking the noise nor the strange handling that he was subject to, broke the cords that bound him and, tumbling off the pole, fell into the river.
As soon as the bridal party came in sight of La Réserve, M.
The Hawk, interrupting him, said: “I should indeed have lost my senses if I should let go food ready in my hand, for the sake of pursuing birds which are not yet even within sight.”
The prisoner whom you there see pale, agitated, and alarmed, instead of—as is the case when a curtain falls on a tragedy—going home to sup peacefully with his family, and then retiring to rest, that he may recommence his mimic woes on the morrow,—is removed from your sight merely to be reconducted to his prison and delivered up to the executioner.
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