The act of seeing;
perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of
land.
The power of seeing; the faculty of vision,
or of perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.
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.
A spectacle; a view; a show; something
worth seeing.
The instrument of seeing; the
eye.
Inspection; examination; as, a letter
intended for the sight of only one person.
Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in
their sight it was harmless.
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.
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.
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.
A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a
sight of money.