Sight

sīt, n. act of seeing: view: faculty of seeing: that which is seen: a spectacle: an object of especial interest: space within vision: examination: a small opening for looking through at objects: a metal pin on the top of a barrel of a gun to guide the eye in taking aim: ( slang ) a great many or a great deal.— v.t. to catch sight of: to present to sight or put under notice.— adjs. Sight′ed , having sight of some special character, as short-sighted: fitted with a sight, as a firearm; Sight′le , wanting sight: blind: ( Shak. ) invisible: ( Shak. ) unsightly, ugly.— adv. Sight′le ly .— ns. Sight′le ne ; Sight′line .— adjs. Sight′ly , pleasing to the sight or eye: comely; Sight′-outrun′ning ( Shak. ), running faster than the eye can follow.— ns. Sight′-read′er , one who reads at sight, as musical notes, pa ages in a foreign tongue, .; Sight′-reading ; Sight′-see′ing , the act of seeing sights: eagerne to see novelties or curiosities; Sight′-sē′er , one who is eager to see novelties or curiosities; Sights′man , a local guide; Sec′ond-sight , a gift of prophetic vision, long supposed in the Scottish Highlands and elsewhere to belong to particular persons.— At sight , without previous study or practice; At sight , After sight , terms applied to bills or notes payable on, or after, presentation; Lose sight of , to cease to see: to overlook; Out of sight , too far away to be seen: not in sight: ( coll. ) beyond comparison; Put out of sight , to remove from vision: ( slang ) to consume, as food. [A.S. siht , ge-siht — ge-segen , pa.p. of seón , to see; Ger. sicht. ]