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The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye;
view; as, to gain sight of land. |
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The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of
perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes. |
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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. |
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A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing. |
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The instrument of seeing; the eye. |
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Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the
sight of only one person. |
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Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was
harmless. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money. |
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To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a
wreck. |
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To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to
sight an object, as a star. |
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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. |
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To take aim by a sight. |