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sight

The detection of light by an eye, which can form images of the outside world.
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Thus, sight and blindness have reference to the eye.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
But have you remarked that sight is by far the most costly and complex piece of workmanship which the artificer of the senses ever contrived?
The Republic by Plato View in context
The taking of Departure, if not the last sight of the land, is, perhaps, the last professional recognition of the land on the part of a sailor.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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