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11SARTOR RESARTUS — (i. e. the tailor patched), a book written by Carlyle at CRAIGENPUTTOCK (q.v.) in 1831, published piecemeal in Frazer s Magazine in 1833 34, and that first appeared in a book form in America, under Emerson s auspices, in 1836, but not in… …
12descry — [dɪ skrʌɪ] verb (descries, descrying, descried) literary catch sight of. Origin ME: OFr. descrier publish, proclaim , perh. confused with obs. descry describe , var. of obs. descrive perceive …
13discernment — n. 1. Discrimination, sagacity, shrewdness, sharpness, brightness, astuteness, acuteness, cleverness, perspicacity, ingenuity, penetration, insight, judgment, intelligence, mother wit, quick parts. 2. Discerning, perception, notice, espial,… …
14see — vb 1 See, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate, observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, discern can all mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision. See, the most general of these terms, may be used to… …
15discernment — n acumen, perceptiveness, insight, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, penetration, awareness; discrimination, distinguishment, acuteness, keenness, sharpness; cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, ingenuity, ingeniousness; perception, Psychol.… …
16observance — n 1. observation, looking, viewing, witnessing; examination, taking note, scrutiny, inspection, searching; apprehension, perception, discernment, descrying, espying, espial, reconnaissance, spying, lookout. 2. observing, seeing, watching,… …
17descry — /dɛsˈkraɪ/ (say des kruy) verb (t) (descried, descrying) 1. to make out (something distant or unclear) by looking; espy: *Laura descried them a long way off; and, as the carriage swept past them, they also saw her eager and prominent at her… …
18descry — [di skrī′] vt. descried, descrying [ME descrien < OFr descrier, to proclaim < des , from + crier: see CRY] 1. to catch sight of; discern (distant or obscure objects) 2. to look for and discover; detect SYN. SEE1 …
19descrial — ī(ə)l noun ( s) Etymology: descry + al : the act or process of descrying; especially : discovery or disclosure of something recondite or to be held secret …
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