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   Rorschach
         n 1: a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots;
               subjects state what they see in the inkblot [syn:
               {Rorschach}, {Rorschach test}, {inkblot test}]

English Dictionary: Rorschach by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rorschach test
n
  1. a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
    Synonym(s): Rorschach, Rorschach test, inkblot test
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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. [bd]A sight of lawyers.[b8] --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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rear \Rear\, a.
      Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear
      rank of a company.
  
      {Rear admiral}, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a
            vice admiral, and above a commodore. See {Admiral}.
  
      {Rear front} (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when
            faced about and standing in that position.
  
      {Rear guard} (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in
            the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also
            figuratively.
  
      {Rear line} (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army.
  
      {Rear rank} (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops
            which is in the rear, or last in order.
  
      {Rear sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech.
  
      {To bring up the rear}, to come last or behind.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rio Rico East, AZ (CDP, FIPS 60184)
      Location: 31.47978 N, 110.97557 W
      Population (1990): 1407 (512 housing units)
      Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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