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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.
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.
Sight \Sight\, v. i. (Mil.)
To take aim by a sight.
资料来源 : WordNet®
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"; "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 optical instrument 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" [syn: {ken}]
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"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "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}]
sight
v : catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight
of the king's men coming over the ridge"