"sight" Definition

Definitions for the word "sight" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 a faculty of seeing. B act of seeing or being seen. 2 thing seen. 3 opinion (in my sight). 4 range of vision (out of sight). 5 (usu. In pl.) Noteworthy features of a town etc. 6 a device on a gun, telescope, etc., for assisting aim or observation. B aim or observation so gained. 7 colloq. Unsightly person or thing (looked a sight). 8 colloq. Great deal (a sight too clever). v. 1 get sight of, observe the presence of (they sighted land). 2 aim (a gun etc.) With a sight. at first sight on first glimpse or impression. At (or on) sight as soon as a person or a thing has been seen. Catch (or lose) sight of begin (or cease) to see or be aware of. In sight 1 visible. 2 near at hand. Set one''s sights on aim at. [old english: related to *see1]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
“to take a SIGHT at a person,” a vulgar action employed by boys and others to denote incredulity, or contempt for authority, by placing the thumb against the nose and extending the fingers, which are agitated in token of derision. “The sacristan he says no word that indicates a doubt, But he puts his finger to his nose, and spreads his fingers out.” _Nell Cook._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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