English Dictionary: popsicle | by the DICT Development Group |
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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]: | |
Peep sight \Peep sight\ An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech; -- distinguished from an {open sight}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
3. To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry. eep through the blanket of the dark. --Shak. From her cabined loophole peep. --Milton. {Peep sight}, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pipsissewa \Pip*sis"se*wa\, n. [From American Indian.] (Bot.) A low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila umbellata}), with narrow, wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases. Called also {prince's pine}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yak \Yak\ (y[acr]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo[94]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[89]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua}, {grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and {sarluc}. {Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of the yak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Poephaga \[d8]Po*eph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pohfa`gos grass eating; po`a grass + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies. -- {Po*eph"a*gous}, a. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
PEBKAC /peb'kak/ [Abbrev., "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair"] Used by support people, particularly at call centers and help desks. Not used with the public. Denotes pilot error as the cause of the crash, especially stupid errors that even a {luser} could figure out. Very derogatory. Usage: "Did you ever figure out why that guy couldn't print?" "Yeah, he kept cancelling the operation before it could finish. PEBKAC." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PEBCAK Exists between Chair and Keyboard". See also {UBD}. (1998-08-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PEBKAC {PEBCAK} |